Surf’s up! With ten foot swells, the Pacifica had itself a nice rollercoaster ride today as we ventured once again to the north. Not far from the harbor, we encountered some 15 humpbacks, and settled on a group of four who were being swarmed by over 100 sea lions (the sea lions eat the same…
The morning was cold and gloomy as we embarked on our midweek whale watch. By the time we had made it to wharf 2 in Monterey Harbor, Capt Danny was already spotting dolphins. We cruised past our local rambunctious sea lions to look at a group of about 50 Risso’s Dolphin spread out. At first…
As fierce southerly winds loomed on the forecast, Captain Danny, along with myself (Isaiah) and our deckhand Andrew seized a good weather window to venture out into the bay and to change some lives. Right out of the gate, we encountered a large pod of roughly 150 Risso’s Dolphin by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. After…