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<p class=MsoNormal>1 blue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1 minke<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Many many humpbacks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>With just a bit of trepidation I boarded the busy condor x
with marty g and marty f. it was busy right away with common dolphin sightings
and a shy humpback and minke a few miles from the harbor. Beyond the shipping
lane in front of SCI capt. Dave had all kinds of multi tasking and crowd
control with whales all around us. The passengers (just shy of 70) were quite
pleased with all the whales. One humpback had a very distinctive bite in its
fluke, and another a large portion taken away from the right side of its
fluke (I think they have been viewed this season…I might be wrong).
The blue was mid-sized and just staying along the surface where the food was.
But, to the delight of my inaugural PID trip even this guy cooperated and
showed a tail fluke (twice). We had two sea lion pups returned to the sea
just offshore SCI from the rescue group based in Santa Barbara, a quick peek
into painted cave and then headed home. The one main problem with this trip
was we had to come back to harbor, I could have watched all day and not
blinked. Well I am hoping the logging in for the PID book will be above
satisfactory for my first PID trip. It was fun to work with the two
Martys, Cpt. Dave and crew. I understand today’s views will be online
tomorrow via “condor express photos.com” Just a
“terribly” fun day. Even the man who had me take his and his
son’s photo 5 times (and asked me to stand up taller when I do so the
waves will show in the background) made me smile…his son (well into late
40’s) was horrified. I am still laughing ….kat.<o:p></o:p></p>
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