[CINC] Concor Express-July 24, 2011

[ltaylorart at aol.com]

Captain Matt
PID-David Chubb
CINC volunteers - Vivi Teston, Linda Taylor
Jim Peckarsky - educator/photographer
Chuck Rennie - Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary
130 passengers from -New York, Santa Barbara (40 from the Music Academy of the West), Georgia, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Russia

Windy, cool and foggy morning broke to sunshine upon arrival at Santa Rosa Island
10 blue whales-several flukes
7 humpbacks-logging, moving slowly, several flukes
500+ common dolphins-bow riding, fast moving

Jim Peckarasky gave a lively presentation on orcas and whales to the passengers on the return trip

Chuck Rennie thanked Captain Matt over the loudspeaker as we entered SB Harbor for his professionalism 



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