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…
Naturalist Log for Sunday, October 3rd: Such good weather! Blue skies, calm winds, and mild swells set the mood today as Captain Danny and I (Isaiah) took two loads of passengers out into the bay. Our first trip came upon a group of thirty Risso’s Dolphin shortly after leaving the harbor, who breached repeatedly in…
Naturalist Log for Saturday, October 2nd: Morning fog quickly burned off to reveal two lunge feeding humpback whales along the shallow waters off the town of Marina. After watching several lunges, we made way for the Monterey Submarine Canyon, and ran along its course out to the west, briefly stopping for two humpbacks before several…
Naturalist Log for Friday, October 1st: As tourism begins to slow, Friday saw light loads on both of the Pacifica’s whale watches today. Nonetheless, whale activity abounded and beautiful fall weather cast a warm and sunny atmosphere. Captain Danny took the helm, with Alexi as deckhand, and our morning trip found two large humpback whales…
July 2nd: Today was a peaceful day, and captain Rod, deckhand Andrew, and myself took three trips out into mild seas with low winds frolic amongst 2, 3, and 1 humpback whales (respectively). All three trips enjoyed great looks, occasional lunge feeds, and some belting sea shanties from Andrew and I. Risso’s dolphin did make…
Today, Captain Danny, along with Deckhand Reed and my (Naturalist Isaiah) set out at 9am to find a small group of Risso’s Dolphin just off shore of Lover’s Point, after enjoying the squid-hunting, deep diving cetaceans for some time, we set out west to find a group of four humpback whales, which boasted several large…
“Ooo’s” and “Ah’s” gave way to “Woah’s!” and “Wow’s!” today, as an early onset of of Risso’s Dolphin led to three Humpback Whales. One of the whales turned out to be a calf, who executed countless (literally) breaches and tail throws for the entirety of our views. Captain Danny, Deckhand Reed, and myself (Isaiah) smiled…
Immaculate seas set a more-than-pleasant tone for both todays trips, and with crystal clear atmospheric conditions, we had no trouble spotting animals and pleasing crowds. Our first trip started with Risso’s Dolphin early on, who glistened in the beautiful morning light under opalescent partly-cloudy skies. Soon after we headed off shore to the edge of…
Today wrapped up another big weekend for Discovery Whale Watch as Friday, Saturday, and Sunday all ran three trips per day, introducing over 190 passengers to over to the glory of the Humpback Whale, and the splendor of the Risso’s Dolphin. Surface lunge feeds, repetitive breaching, and consistent sightings of Casper (the albino dolphin) were standard…
Memorial Day Weekend… What can I say? Whales, whales, and plenty more whales of the Humpback variety have invaded Monterey Bay, decimating the anchovy populations left and right with consistent surface feedings, and celebrating with abundant beaches, tail throws and pectoral fin slapping. Trips have been seeing anywhere from five to fifteen humpbacks per trip,…