Calm seas once again greeted us as we ventured out into the bay. Strangely enough, the dozens of humpbacks that had been roaming the near-coastal waters off the Peninsula have moved on, and taken their “normal” positions out along the edge of the canyon/shelf. Speaking of which, almost immediately upon reaching said edge, we came…
Calm seas! Calm seas! What great deed hath we fulfilled to be so graced with a literal sea of tranquility? Okay, “calm” is relative. As far as Monterey goes, and compared to the relentless wind chop we’ve been seeing lately, today was dead calm. Oh yeah, we saw whales. Fin whales! Our morning trip came…
No words. Should have sent a poet… Where do I even begin? Let’s keep it simple. Our morning trip started out like every morning trip these last few weeks. Risso’s Dolphin continue to peruse the coastline just off Pacific Grove. Only a few miles north of there, dozens of humpback whales ravage the anchovies, and…
Well, the wind came back. Luckily, an otherwise lack of considerable swells meant that the winds provided only a moderate lump for today’s trips. Three, to that matter! While dozens of humpback whales continue to ravage innumerable schools of anchovies, and close to the harbor, we had little trouble finding them. Additionally, our “resident” pod…
A breath of fresh air, or maybe a lack thereof! As strong, northwesterly winds have battered our coast these last two months, we have had to cancel our fair share of trips as ocean swells swell to a certain tempestuosity. However, these strong winds are a doubled edged sword; they are they physical mechanism that…
Our Sunday trips were marked with more big swell and consistent wind. The morning trip we spotted a few scattered Risso’s Dolphins and just as we made our way outside of the bay we found one young Humpback Whale that immediately breached right off our bow. The show continued for twenty minutes. A fantastic way…
Our Monday morning whale watch trip was a great success. The weather was nicer than expected as we embarked on our journey, and we quickly found Risso’s Dolphins a mile or two out of the harbor. The short stints of travel between sightings remained the trend for the rest of the trip. Humpback whales were…
One and done today, a stark contrast to yesterday’s 3 trips. Large waves continued to dominate the coast, as we ventured out of Monterey harbor. The Risso’s Dolphin were in there (lately) usual hang out, and this time we even saw Casper, the albino! Farther north, the Humpbacks also continued to ravage the anchovies, and…
Oh, how the seasons seem to come and go. Today marked the first day of the year that had three trips! While large-ish waves rolled through the bay, the wind held back and the Pacifica thrice ventured out to the humpback grounds. All three trips were the same (and gladly so): roughly 20 humpbacks were…
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…