[CINC] ipco 9-17

[Debbie shelley]

Last call!!!  Last blue whale trip for IPOC for the season.
 
300 common dolphin
20 off shore bottlenose dolphin
1 humpback
 
Started off the day right away with 300 common dolphin and the macho pale dolphin was in the pod but was not the ladies man he was on weds.  Dropped off some passengers at prisoner's.    We continued to go west until we were almost at San Migel.  No whales spotted and we turn to the east and followed the coast of Santa Cruz to Painted Cave.    Everyone on board said the trip was worth the trip as we entered Painted Cave.  As we ventured east to Anacapa Captain Lee spotted a spout of a lone shy long winded humpback by Prisoners Cove.  Everyone on board was pleased that a whale was spotted even though it's down time was 10 minutes +.  Luckily it did give us 2 great flukes sightings.  As we continued to the gap between Santa Cruz and Anacapa we spotted some off shore bottlenose dolphin that put on a great show of acrobatics for the boat some leaping at least 4 feet in the air and even one doing and 180 leap in the waves.  All in all it was a great end to the season.   Thanks to Captain Lee and Laurie for all the great interpretation of the islands  Thank you Page for all the great food.  Thanks to Bill Weinerht for all his help in our talk and informing all our passengers for all over the world (France, Germany, England, India and the rest of California.   Debbie Shelley   		 	   		  
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