Excuse our absence from updating our blog, but we’re excited to be back and updating you on our recent trips! Summary of January Sightings: Calm weather and unexpected encounters! The first week of 2025 brought us active Humpback Whales, Killer Whales hunting sea lions, and dolphins galore! Winter typically brings nautical weather with bigger swells,…
May 30, 2023 What a day. What. A. DAY! Today’s epic journey was our final 6-hour trip of the season, and it really felt like Monterey Bay had saved its best for last. It all started with a pod of 50-some odd Risso’s dolphins greeting us just ten minutes outside of the harbor along…
The month of May brought us here at Discovery not one, but TWO amazing sightings in one week of an incredibly rare whale-the Baird’s Beaked Whale! Not much is actually known about the world’s Beaked Whales due to their elusiveness. The Baird’s whales we sighted are the largest of the Beaked Whale species, travel in…
4/2/23 “Our morning trip started off with a true introduction to the Monterey Bay as guests earned their sea legs through some wind and white caps on our way out to search for whales. Captain Rod had our backs through, and as he pushed through to the edge of the marine canyon off of Moss…
Monday March 12th brought us a beautiful morning trip before the next wave of weather and atmospheric rivers sent rain and winds into Monterey Bay. The Pacifica was filled with eager passengers awaiting whales and visiting the bay all over the world; whether it was Germany or Tennessee. Pacific white sided dolphins were spotted just…
Rock and Roll. The “Atmospheric River” hit hard this weekend, cancelling all tours yesterday, and blowing over countless trees along the Monterey Peninsula (cutting power for over 40,000 people for two full days). Out at sea, The rain mercifully backed off, But the wind did not. With some moderate chop, We still had no trouble…
High seas, high adventure, and high spirits joined together today as Captain Danny led us out in search of creatures large and strange. Rather than our nornal.fare of gray whales, a humpback whale made an appearence, which we watched for some time, until being interupted by a cow-calf pair of Minke Whales! In my 11…
While sunny skies continue to hold over the bay, a slight increase in wind and swell made for more adventurous conditions today. Our 10am trip found a lone Gray Whale, charging up the coast on her way back to Alaska/Canada, as well as a small of pod of Risso’s Dolphin. Our afternoon trip swapped out…
Good weather continues to hold through the holiday weekend, mercifully sparing the coming gales until midweek (after most visitors have passed through). With yet another perfect day, we set sail for the grey whale highway, stumbling into a large group of some 200 Risso’s dolphin. With a breach here and there, and plenty of good…
