[CINC] Whales & Dolphins from shore

[paul jr petrich]

Hello Ocean People,
 This a.m. myself, Tara, and her visiting sister from land-locked Indiana, were treated to a wonderful Santa Barbara marine mammal sighting experience that was totally unexpected. While enjoying a birthday-to-be brunch out side at the Boat House Restaurant (Hendry's Beach), within the Kelp line, about thirty widely dispersed Bottle Nose dolphin cruised around for their own brunch, and played around as well. Two actually breached amid the kelp, both doing a summersault! As a backdrop to all this, a northbound Gray appeared from the east, swimming and spouting continuously right out side the Kelp line, until it disappeared to the west. Tara's sister, and those patrons at nearby tables, needless to say, got a double barreled CINC whale watch narration!  I Sari Wa!   Paul   p.s. From our vantage point we could not see itat a calf Gray was tagging along?