[CINC] IPCO afternoon trip Friday 3/15-- a blue!

[Diane Rennell]

No naturalists on board, but I heard on radio Cpt.  Lee Fleisher, on IPCO afternoon trip at 1 pm, report seeing

1 blue whale!
3 gray whales

Diane Rennell, on SCI for the weekend with 65-100 campers!


On Mar 15, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Chuck Carter wrote:

> The morning trip saw 2- Gray whales for 30 minutes and about 150 Common Dolphins .
> We had about 25 passengers from California, Arizona, New Mexico and Illinois.  Captain Jason and the crew of Luke and Dani provided a wonderful trip.  We enjoyed calm seas and light winds with mostly foggy conditions.  Captain Jason continued out to East Anacapa where the fog lifted and we saw several California Sea Lions and seabirds.
> The afternoon trip saw 1 Gray whale and about 100 Common Dolphins in small pods. 
> We had about 40 passengers, including a 94 year old gentleman from Hawaii.   We also saw several California Sea Lions and seabirds at East Anacapa.  The wind and waves picked up and the fog returned. The passengers were most happy to see the dolphins riding the bow waves.  
> CINC Naturalist aboard:  Chuck Carter and Dean Benjamin
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