[CINC] CX Thursday

[Deborah Lee Clark]

Numerous sea lion pods
A handful of Dall’s porpoises
  
A small but enthusiastic group of 13 boarded the Condor Express from Great 
Britain, Connecticut, Ohio, Seattle, Los Angeles and Buellton on a sunny 
Thursday morning.   Capt. Mat was planning to go to the gap between Santa Cruz 
and Santa Rosa in search of grays but the closer we got high winds and waves 
prevented us from reaching our destination comfortably so we cruised westward.  
This is a route seldom taken due to the prevailing west winds off Point 
Conception but today it was calm with great visibility.  Unfortunately there 
were no whales in sight but all enjoyed the leisurely cruise in the Gaviota area 
and a side trip to Platform Holly.  Along the way we did see several pods of 
active sea lions and a handful of Dall’s porpoises.  The small 
naturalist/passenger ratio gave Bruce Matthews, John Kuizenga and me an 
opportunity to get to know our adventurers well.   Many thanks to the Condor 
crew of Captain Mat, Matt, Brooke and Bob Perry.  
Deb Clark

P.S.  I believe the current trips are scheduled to end at 2:30 not 3:00 as 
posted on Volunteer Spot.
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