[CINC] Anacapa trip 1-15-2012

[Larry Driscoll]

Catherine French and I accompanied about 35 visitors to Anacapa today.  The IPCo 
crew included Cpt. Jason and crew Josh and Amanda

On the way out we encountered a mega pod of about 1500 common dolphin which gave 
the visitors a good show.

Even though the day became overcast there were a lot of hikers who asked many 
great questions and were obviously engaged by Catherine's narrative.  There were 
four youngsters with the group, who were sworn into the Junior Ranger Program.

On the way back the boat circled around to arch rock and slightly to the South 
of the island so visitors could get a view of the sea lions hauled out on the 
rocks.  Then word came that one of the other IPCo boats had spotted two gray 
whales not far away so Capt. Jason motored over to give our passengers a look at 
them also.  


Even though the day was overcast the seas were relatively calm and the visitors 
enjoyed their time on the boat and island.
 Larry Driscoll
larry.driscoll at sbcglobal.net 
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