Yesterday’s tempestuous seas backed off to allow for amazing conditions on this morning’s trip: T-Shirt weather, a rarity for Monterey’s seas! Captain Rod and I took our passengers out west, over quite deep sea (6000 feet) and found 6 scattered humpback whales. We watched them until time to go back, where we picked up our second round of passengers, and returned out to the west. Several scattered dolphin were sighted, but no main pod could be found and winds picked up, sending us back inside the bay, where another 6 or so humpbacks were found, foraging alongside several massive groups of Sea Lions. Just as the winds became too strong for comfort, it was time to go home, which we did without incident.
-Naturalist Isaiah
