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<DIV>Carole Rosales</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=carole@earthlink.net href="mailto:carole@earthlink.net">Carole Rosales</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=channel_islands_naturalist_cops@rain.org href="mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_cops@rain.org">CINC</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/17/2008 1:49:08 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Island Packers October 16</DIV>
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<DIV>Blue whales 6</DIV>
<DIV>Dolphins 2-3 not worth stopping to watch</DIV>
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<DIV>This was a hike trip but the sightings were too good to miss.This was the most blues I have seen in one day this season. We saw one elusive blue on the way out to ESCI and 2 pair plus a single on the way back. Four of the five in the afternoon were determined to keep us from returning to the harbor on time by spending lots of time on the surface and showing many flukes. At times they were within 50 yards of the Island Adventure. Great treat for the 30 some passengers who had spent the day hiking (20 with me to Cavern Point with 12 continuing over to Potato Harbor) and then cooling toes in the surf. Flat sea and beautiful hot day made tolerable by a breeze. The only nuisance was the flies around the ranch buildings and on the beach.</DIV>
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<DIV>Carole Rosales</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:carole@earthlink.net">carole@earthlink.net</A></DIV>
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