[CINC] C/X, 7/31: WE SAW A GRAY WHALE!!!!!

[HAL ALTMAN]

1 GRAY WHALE
2 HUMPBACK WHALES
500 COMMON DOLPHINS
2 BLUE WHALES + 3 MORE IN DISTANCE
20 RISSO'S DOLPHINS
4 OFF-SHORE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS


NOTEWORTHY:  Just when we thought the last Gray Whale migrated sometime in
May, we spotted one right outside the harbor, pretty much in the same
proximity of the 2 Humpbacks.  Four Kayakers, smiling away, were
dangerously close to the Humpbacks, perhaps 30 feet away.  Also at the
scene were many California Brown Pelicans and Sooty Sheerwaters...  It's
unusual to see Rissos hanging out with Off-Shore Bottlenose Dolphins, but
that's exactly what we saw--very close to the entrance to Painted Cave.

Excellent spotting by Capt. Mat and Eric, as always.  I was joined by
Debbie Shelley, one of three remaining members of my 2005 training pod, and
Ralph Daniel.

ENJOYING LIFE,
Hal Altman PID
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