Daylight savings ended with a bang this year, as large swells led us offshore, with Captain Rod at the Helm, to find the famous humpback whales Fluke Skywalker, and her mother, Aurora. We watched them for a good while before heading out west, to find a true megapod of Pacific White Sided Dolphin. Easily numbering…
After several days of big swells, today’s calm was a pleasant surprise, as Captain Rod took the Pacifica out west. Once we hit the edge of the Monterey Submarine Canyon, we found a massive group of roughly 600 Risso’s Dolphin, with about 200 Pacific White Sided Dolphin and a handful of Northern Right Whale Dolphin.…
Large, yet smooth and rolling swells swayed back and forth beneath the Pacifica as Captain Rod took her out to the north. Very early on, we sighted a small pod of Risso’s Dolphin. Under partially cloudy skies, and the low-hanging winter sun, our customers enjoyed some very beautiful lighting on the animals. Pressing on, we…
Our whale watch had a rough start aboard the Pacifica with Captain JJ, and Fredo as our crew. We had thick fog banks that made visibility difficult, forcing us to run for about two hours before spotting our first whales. We came across a pair of full grown southbound humpback whales. As we approached, one…