[CINC] Condor 1/13/2013

[Dino Dal Bon]

17 Er
2000 Commons 
10 Dall’s
Nice seas, nice sunny day with about 20 guests on board,
Italy, England, and Germany were represented, as well as New Yorkers, and
Floridians, rounding it up with Southern Californians.
About 15 minutes out of the harbor, we met our first mega-pod
of commons. Few calves in this group.
About 30 minutes later, had a brief encounter with the Dall’s. Shy as always, but did a brief stint of bow-riding.
Saw the first group of 5 Grays at the entrance of the
SCI/SRI gap. They sounded and stayed out of sight for more than 10 minutes.
Capt. Mat went to another group that seemed to have a much shorter downtime and
about 12 individuals. 
We stayed with them for about 45 minutes, they didn't mind us, as they seemed
that they had a particular place to be.
Then we ventured along the northern Island section of the
tour, and looked at Painted Cave.
After checking out the cave, we bee-lined it home.
Other naturalists. Laura Shelton, Susan Kline
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