[CINC] today on the condor

[Mr Zalophus]

Hi, all.
Sorry I missed all the fun and the Albatross and Kat.  Just for the record,
the Condor Express crew are currently introduced as follows:
Mat Curto = Capt  <--Mat spell with one "t"
Dave Beezer = Capt
Dennis "DJ" James= Decks
Brooke = Galley
Bob Perry = misc odd jobs & photos
Dane, Amanda, Eli = fill-in on rare occasions

thanks again, Kat
best fishes and have a WHALE of a day!
Bob

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Kathyrn Wasden <kat at recycledgoods.com>wrote:

>  Two albatross (possibly the endangered black footed…but maybe not, there
> was no bird experts aboard to confirm) (took four pictures…someone might be
> able to id)
>
> +/- 35 or so hump/blue mix
>
> 2 pods common dolphin (long beak second pod)
>
>
>
> Cpt. Dave reported the longest day travel day today on the condor…90 miles
> RT past San Miguel. The 20 or so knot winds were against us and the 89
> passengers aboard who tried to stay positive on the long, windy, wet, loud
> ride out. Lots of fun conversations between the busy naturalists (Carole,
> Rae and myself) and Cpt. Dave was manning the waves and the mic.
>
>
>
> Passengers were from all around the globe, some from Paris France who
> didn’t understand any English (keep one hand on the boat, both feet on the
> ground, don’t move around yet… phrases that were not understood and
> hopefully they had a safe time with no bumps). An 80th birthday was
> celebrated on board as well as a final send off celebration of a new marine
> deporting next week to Afghanistan. The galley and tables were “decorated”
> with plastic bags for those in need.
>
>
>
> The whales were plenty, no breaches but some tail flukes (including some
> blues) and a super friendly pair of humpbacks that hugged the boat for us.
> Their sprays traveled across the passengers, nothing like a misty shower Jand were as close as they could be without coming on board. We were with
> this pair or they with us for a very long time, quite an experience for the
> new whale watchers on board.
>
>
>
> Of course the ride back was a bit of a dream…coming back to perfect
> conditions in the Santa Barbara area made our experience a bit unreal.
>
>
>
> Dennis was on deck, I missed having Bob Perry up on top. And I am terribly
> sorry not to know the name of the darling helper in the galley.
>
>
>
> Cheers, kat.
>
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