Such a beautiful day, without a cloud in sight! Mild swells and calmer winds made for great conditions as Captain Mat and I, along with our Deckhand Caila, made way for the humpback grounds. Our first trip saw 10, and our second trip saw 8. Radio reports throughout the bay indicate that there are still…
Big swells made for adventurous conditions as captain Rod took the Pacifica North towards the middle of Monterey Bay where some 50 risso’s dolphin and 11 humpback whales were sighted for this morning’s trip. The afternoon trip swapped out dolphin for wind, adding a very adventurous feel as we saw 7 different humpback whales. -Naturalist…
As a strong, multiday windstorm advances on Monterey, Captain Rod was quick to find a large concentration of some 8 or 9 humpback whales, and not too far from Monterey Harbor. While our morning trip enjoyed the appearance of a small pod of Risso’s Dolphin, the afternoon trip was pressed to acquire the humpbacks as…
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…
Naturalist log for Thursday, October 7th: Bouncing swells tested our passengers’ mettle today, as captain Danny fearlessly led our morning trip out west in search of creatures large and strange. Early on, we sighted a scattered group of Risso’s dolphin, just offshore from Pacific Grove. Afterwards we made our way further out west, and after…