[CINC] CX whale-watching July 1

[Mr Zalophus]

At one point the blue whale calf raised its head out of the water and took
look at us.  Photos are now online on our photo site:
www.CondorExpressPhotos.com/Other/2011-07-01-SB-Channel

best fishes and have a WHALE of a day!
Bob Perry
Condor Express

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On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:42 PM, lupe rasnow <maria at rasnowpeak.com> wrote:

> Hi Naturalists,
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> Sightings:
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> 2 Blue Whales (mother and calf)
> 1 Blue Whale (alone)
> 3 different pods of Common Dolphins:
> ~ 25
> ~ 50 + group of ~ 15 Sea Lions
> ~ 150
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> Thanks to Captain Dave and his crew, most of us enjoyed great whale
> watching today (except for a handful nauseous passengers). Aboard CX were 83
> passengers, both U.S. (Pa, Tx, Ca, NY) and international (Italian,
> Hungarian, Irish, Canadian, other)and Naturalists; Rose, Laura, John, Maria.
> We encountered the smallest of the Common's just out of the harbor. This set
> the stage for a wonderful day! The second pod of was even more special
> because of porpoising Sea Lions among the leaping Commons. We found the
> mother/calf pair around 11:30 a.m. and stayed with them for about an hour.
> The whales would swim on the surface, side by side, and dive for about 10-15
> minutes. The passengers were absolutely amazed with the enormous Cetaceans.
> We left these whales and headed towards SCI. Along the way we came upon
> the last, and dispersed, pod of Commons. The adults, as well as the many
> kids onboard, were delighted. The lone Blue was spotted straight ahead of
> the boat, about 1.5 miles away, but by the time we got there, it was gone.
> Finally, we visited Painted Cave before returning to the SB Harbor with very
> satisfied, happy customers. Thanks again, CX and staff.
>
> Maria G. Ornelas
> maria at rasnowpeak.com
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