Image: a humpback mugs the Condor Express
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2024 04-01 SB Channel
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We ran two trips today one at 9 AM the other at 12 noon. Both trips had clear blue skies with not much wind. There was a residual 4 foot swell from the storm that went Sunday. But all in all the weather was beautiful. Sightings today included: 1 gray whale, 5 humpback whales, and 100 long beaked common dolphins.
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The first sighting of the day took place during the morning trip when we were near Campus Point. We watched a single gray whale, an adult. It was SOUTHbound! We circled around later in the trip and found two adult humpback whales just outside the kelp farm.
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We didn't travel far on the noon trip when we encountered 3 humpback whales about 5 miles off the Mesa. The three were extremely friendly. They mugged the Condor Express for quite a while. We saw a bit of logging in between muggings. Everybody came away with great whalefies.Â
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After leaving the humpbacks we ran east and found a small birdnado with 200 long-beaked common dolphins
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You never know what Mother Nature has in store.
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Bob Perry
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