[CINC] IPCO 7/22/11

[Linda Hitt]

6000 Common Dolphins- for the day, in some large pods & some same groups
12+ Blues
17+ Humpbacks
1 Minke

These numbers are taken from Capt Lee.  The sightings log will not show that 
many.  We started seeing Blues just north of west SCI & continued to see Blues & 
Humpbacks for about 2.5 hours between there & north of SRI.  The whales seemed 
to go in circles & we went in circles so  it was impossible to tell if we were 
seeing the same whales over again.  There were spouts everywhere we looked, with 
many flukes from both the Humpbacks & the Blues.  The first Blue sighted was 
darker than usual & may have been a hybrid Blue/Fin.  There were 3 Humpbacks 
which mugged the boat for awhile.  


The ocean conditions were wonderfully flat & Capt Lee brought us further into 
Painted Cave than I had ever been.  Fabulous day for all!

Thanks to all the crew & fellow CINC Bob Holm.
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