There was a little bit more bump to the ocean today than there had been in the last couple of days. It was nothing crazy, but the swell was definitely noticeable as we set sail on the New Horizon with Captain Danny, deckhand Daniel Rosa, and myself. The ride was still quite comfortable, and we…
We had a pretty large swell today, although it was still quite comfortable due to the waves being quite spread apart. Although the wind was predicted to pick up, I barely felt a breath of it once we got offshore. I was only working the afternoon trip, and I showed up ready to go see…
Captain JJ, deckhand Daniel, and I (naturalist Alfredo) took to a flat calm bay with a small group of passengers. Before we had time to leave the harbor however, we spotted a pair of coastal bottlenose dolphin. These are a pretty rare sighting for us in Monterey; in fact, this species is quite new to…
The sun had decided to hide today. Regardless, the conditions still looked quite nice. There wasn’t much of a swell, and there wasn’t much wind either. We set sail on the Pacifica with myself, Captain Rod, and Deckhand Kevin. I was not prepared for how epic this day was about to become. We started…
A variety of amazing animals showed up during our 9AM trip today! Even though there was a variety, we strived for great looks with a few of them. The first humpback whale I found produced a single blow and disappeared. Capt. Rod decided it was wise to let the long winded whale be and we…
I was standing on the wharf drinking my morning coffee when Captain Rod and deckhand Kevin tied up the boat after refuelling this morning. I wave hello, and Rod steps out of the wheelhouse to immediately tell me the news – one of our coworkers was out fishing and had seen Blue Whales! They were…
Absolutely no shortage of cetaceans out there on the bay today! The conditions were looking favourable again as we set sail on the New Horizon with Captain Danny, Deckhand Alfredo, and myself (Pete). After a couple of weeks where the humpbacks were relatively spread out and in low numbers, today was definitely a turning point.…
Upon leaving the harbor we could see clear skies and flat calm seas. I know I mentioned this in my last blog, but its really that big a deal here on the Bay. We pushed to the northwest on the Pacifica (our vessel) passing the shorelines of Monterey, Pacific Grove, and finally Point Pinos, making…
Yesterday, the weather had gotten a little bit too rough for us to safely go out. I was itching to get back out, and couldn’t wait to get on board the boat today. We set sail on the Pacifica with Captain Danny and deckhand Kevin, heading down across Del Monte beach to a sighting our…
We left Fisherman’s Wharf and made our way into the bay to stunning conditions. The sun was shining brightly in a blue sky streaked with wispy clouds, the air was a perfect 70 degrees, and the ocean was flat as a lake! However, by the time we got a mile northwest of Point Pinos we…