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…
No difficulty in finding whales today, as Captain Rod took the helm and ventured out west (we love going west) to the edge of the Monterey Canyon. Immediately upon our arrival over the edge of the shelf, humpback whales were spotted left and right. On the way out, a pod of Risso’s Dolphin gave us…
Such woes! Unacceptable! Once in a while, enough is enough. Captain Danny dragged our otherwise dandy vessel Pacifica far offshore, to find an exhorbitant amount of humpback whales, some 12 in all. Far too many to keep track of, we settled on a group five. At one point, they came so close to the boat,…
Our morning trip had some spectacular and rare sightings! On our way outside the bay we encountered a small pod of Risso’s dolphins. As Captain Danny continued along the shore of Pacific Grove, we came across another pod of Risso’s, but this one had a very special member; Casper the albino Risso. As far as…
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…