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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The hard facts: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><font size=3 color=black
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Common dolphins (pods
of 200, 1,000 and assorted small numbers)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><font size=3 color=black
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dall’s Porpoise –
2<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><font size=3 color=black
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Humpbacks - 12<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><font size=3 color=black
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Blue Whales – 12<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><font size=3 color=black
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Undocumented nearby
spouts - at least 20 and probably more<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Needless to say today was a great day aboard the
Islander. Captain Dave, along with Anthony decided since there had been
minimal sightings the past few days to head as far west as possible along what
Dave described as a “coastal cruise.” He had noted some
temperature changes quite a distance to the west and thought that would create
greater likelihood of whales being present. As promised it was somewhat bumpy
along the way. We had minimal sightings of the 200 common’s and 2
Dall’s. We went all the way to the west <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Santa Barbara</st1:place></st1:City> channel weather buoy and then
made a left turn, heading for San Miguel. Shortly thereafter the
excitement began. We had numerous encounters with both blues and
humpbacks as we headed towards Miguel. In the gap between San Miguel and <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santa Rosa</st1:place></st1:City> it went
crazy. Spouts were virtually everywhere. We had documented
encounter after documented encounter. It was hard to keep up with the
documentation because we were having so many spouts. People were
delighted to have the Islander go all of the way into <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Painted</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cave</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Captains Dave and Anthony, along with Danielle received a loud round of
applause as we returned to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ventura</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. It was
delightful to work with Ken Katro who was on PID. It is always a pleasure
to work with Ken. As busy as I was logging sightings you can imagine how
challenging it was for Ken to keep on top of the picture shooting. Yes,
it was a great day. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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