Two trips, nice conditions with humpbacks, grays and a mega pod of dolphins.
- Bob Perry
- Feb 25, 2024
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Image: A gray whale “snorkels” i.e. swims just beneath the surface.
2024 02-25 SB Channel
A patchy marine layer burned to a bright blue sky before 11am. Seas were calm and there was a light breeze at times. Two trips ran today: 9a and 12n. Totals for the day included 5 humpback whales, 1500 long-beaked common dolphins and 3 gray whales.
On the morning trip we were 4 miles outside of Platform Holly when we located 4 humpback whales. The group included a mother/calf pair and two adults. The were moving along slowly and showed nice tail flukes. A few miles inside of us, a mega pod of dolphins found the Condor Express and great looks were had.
Noon kicked of quickly with a pair of gray whales just 2 miles off More Mesa. The water was clear and we could follow these northbound adults easily. (See today’s photo as an example. A third gray whale was also watched in the area. A few miles southeast of the gray whales we watched a single humpback whale actively feeding sub-surface and moving around in random directions.
You never know what Mother Nature has in store,
Bob Perry,
Condor Express and
