[CINC] C/X JUNE 14, WE HIT THE JACKPOT!!!

[Vivi Teston]

WoW!!! what an incredible description of an Extraordinary day in the  SB
Channell!!! Brilliant & thank you for sharing.. Im sure your dreamland
tonite will be full of Vivid Humpbacks feeding !! Lucky Crew , Pasengers &
Volunteers !! : )

On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 4:44 PM, HAL ALTMAN <nymeetsca at gmail.com> wrote:

> 11 HUMPBACK WHALES
> 4 BLUE WHALES
> 1,100 COMMON DOLPHINS
>
>
> One of the top five days in my 7 years with CINC.
>
> Noteworthy:  With the krill right at the surface, there was lots of
> surface feeding.  The Humpbacks came so close to the Condor that we could
> see their mouths fully open, and krill jumping in a desperate attempt to
> escape.
>
> These whales were working so hard at cooperative feeding they heated up,
> which was indicated by the pink/red color of their blood vessels in their
> mouths and ventral pleats.  Capt. Mat talked about how those vessels coming
> into contact with the cold water works to cool down their circulatory
> system.  The frenzy lasted an hour.
>
> Just outside of the harbor, we finally spotted a megapod of Common
> Dolphins.  The ocean bubbled like boiling water.
>
> Some of the passengers realized how spectacular the show was, while the
> first-timers thought it was just another day at sea.
>
> I was joined by Larry Driscoll (wonderful introduction talk) and Debbie
> Shelley (always informative); Crew was Capts. Mat and Dave, as well as Matt.
>
>
> ENJOYING LIFE,
> Hal Altman. PID
>
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