Five different species of marine mammals were seen during an epic Fall excursion on the Condor Express in the Santa Barbara Channel...

It was a gorgeous, flat, calm sunny day for our cruise ship whale watchers. And, boy, did we every have some nice wildlife today on top...

Another wild wild wildlife day in the Santa Barbara Channel – September 19, 2016 – with the following total population counts: ...

It was a “Fall Classic” with bright sunny skies all day and very calm seas.  That Santa Barbara Channel cobalt blue color is coming back...

Friday, September 9, 2016 – Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express took a nice ride on calm seas with a thin stratus layer...

Thursday, September 7, 2016 – Whales, dolphins and sea lions “flocked’ to the Condor Express today as Captain Dave and his renowned crew...

A windy day with bright sun and moderately bumpy seas for a run to Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day, September 5, 2016.  A mega mob of at...

Saturday, September 3, 2016 –  It was a cool, foggy day with a light breeze and good sea conditions.  Captain Dave was in charge and put...

Another epic adventure of the Condor Express, Friday, September 2, 2016. The total for each species sighted does not tell much about what...

August 19, 2016 –  “Glassy and gorgeous all day” is how Captain Dave described things today.  The excursion was filled with fun stuff...

Thursday, August 18, 2016 –  Among all the mammal sightings the highlight of the trip turned out to be a fish.  A 7-foot long hammerhead...

Friday, August 12, 2016 – Once again Captain Dave took command of the Condor Express and drained a hefty load of cetacean biomass out of...

Thursday, August 11, 2016 – Captain Dave ran a whopper of an excursion today as you will soon read. Sea conditions and prevailing weather...

A fine sunny day with only a light breeze made for wonderful whale and dolphin watching in the mid-Santa Barbara Channel region.  A few...

It was a sunny day in the Santa Barbara Channel, glassy near the mainland and a little breezy near the Island.  Total sightings for the...

The sea surface remained mill pond glassy until late in the trip when we encountered a mild sea breeze along the northern face of...

2016 07-15 SB Channel Seas were calm and the cetaceans were abundant on this wonderful day in the Santa Barbara Channel.  Skies had a...

2016 07-13 SB Channel Seven humpback whales and at least 2,000 long-beaked common dolphins provided near non-stop excitement on a bright...

2016 07-08 SB Channel Captain Dave reports clear sailing conditions and another epic day full of cetacean sightings in the Santa Barbara...

2016 06-07 SB Channel Captain Dave started the day with a large area of scattered long-beaked common dolphins.  About 300 of these little...