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A Fantastic Humpback Whale Day !
The keen eyes and sharp mind of Captain Dave took the Condor Express into the midst of a humpback whale wonderland today. He reports at...
Jun 5, 20131 min read
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Another big day for humpbacks and blue whales
Captain Mat ran out to the humpback feeding grounds and located 10 of the beasts with more in the area. A juvenile humpback breached...
Jun 3, 20131 min read
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Again humpback whale surface lunge feed.
A humpback whale spouts like a fire hose. Humpback Whale Feeding Deck hand Brooke reports from the ol’ Condor that, once again, giant...
May 25, 20131 min read
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Moveable Whale Watching Feast
Whale Watching Report There was a moderate chop running through the Channel all day today for the whale watching trips, and the sun was...
May 23, 20131 min read
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Eleven Humpback Whales
El Capitan Dave reports bright sun and a moderate bump on the water in the Channel today, but the ol’ Condor encountered 11 humpback...
May 18, 20131 min read
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Island Trip yields impressive cetaceans
After a few days of gale winds in the Channel, the Condor sailed out to the Islands today in search of beasts. Here’s the talley: 5...
May 16, 20131 min read
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The gray whale migration “times they are a changin”
My apologies to Bob Dylan for that title, but the seasons are changing and today is quite symbolic thereof. The very tail end of the...
May 8, 20131 min read
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Great trip – great conditions.
Our man David, Captain of the Condor, reported 5 gray whales today and approximately 50 common dolphins. Among the whales were two...
May 3, 20131 min read
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Outstanding whale watching
A lovely day on the water today for whale watching. Bright sun, a light breeze, and very calm, flat sea conditions. Report from the 12...
May 2, 20131 min read
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It’s whale watching showtime !
One whale watching trip today (12 noon) and 6 gray whales were closely observed. This was 3 mother-calf pairs heading west back to...
May 1, 20131 min read
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One cruise today – eleven gray whales !
The overcast skies gave way to partly sunny skies as the Condor left Sea Landing for its 12noon trip along the coast of beautiful Santa...
Apr 28, 20131 min read
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Monumental Mammal Amazement – 13 gray whales
Here are the counts – 13 gray whales (including 5 mother-calf pairs), 20 bottlenose dolphins and one great sighting of a Stellar sea...
Apr 27, 20131 min read
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T–E–N Gray Whale mothers and calves. Oh, my God !!
The Condor ran two trips (9am and 3pm), and had TEN cow-calf gray whale pairs….that’s TWENTY gray whales, in case you think otherwise. ...
Apr 26, 20131 min read
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One great trip with 3 pairs of gray whales….and dolphins too.
The Condor rolled out on its noon adventure to find calm seas and sunny skies and it wasn’t long before she had 3 gray whales cow-calf...
Apr 25, 20131 min read
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More and more migrating gray whale young-uns.
Captain Dave reports 4 migrating gray whale cow-calf pairs on one trip (12 noon) today, and one of the youngster breached a few times, as...
Apr 24, 20131 min read
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You won’t believe this report – five gray whale cow-calf pairs.
During this 2 1/2 hour trip the Condor watched no less than FIVE gray whale cow-calf pairs…that’s ten whales!Deck and galley person...
Apr 22, 20131 min read
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Seven northbound gray whales make for an epic adventure.
A total of seven northbound gray whales were closely followed and numerous others were in the area. Bright warm sun and a glassy ocean...
Apr 20, 20131 min read
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It’s the mom and baby gray whales show !
Ideal conditions, bright sunny and flat, were reported by Captain Dave on the Condor today. Did I mention that we are getting the final...
Apr 18, 20131 min read
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Three gray whales and some bottlenose dolphins
Report from the Condor today: Among three gray whales observed, two were a cow-calf pair. Always a real treat to see these playful...
Apr 17, 20131 min read
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Trips twice and two gray whales twice…nice!
Two young, perhaps yearling, gray whales pairs were seen on each trip for a total of four nice sightings. Captain Dave reports ideal...
Apr 14, 20131 min read
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