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2/25/22 “I Cried Today, Literally”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogFebruary 28, 2022

I cried today, literally. Today’s morning was, on its own, spectacular. Grey whales appeared everywhere we looked, some 15 in all, and we settled on a group of four heading north. Not just Grey’s two (additional) Humpbacks joined the group and our passengers were afforded the rare opportunity to photograph both species in the same…

2/20/22 “Setting a Tone for a True Adventure”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogFebruary 28, 2022

As holiday weekend crowds surged against like relentless tides against our shop doors, Discovery sent out THREE full boats today (our entire fleet). Swells proved to be moderate, setting a tone of true adventure. Early on, we found a large group of Risso’s dolphin (some 200 or so) mixed in with a few dozen Pacific…

2/18/22 “Seizing this Beautiful Weather”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogFebruary 28, 2022

What season is this? January and February have proven to be exceptionally warm and mild as far as conditions go. Today was no exception, as yesterday’s larger swells backed down to nothing, and warm, sunny skies yielded little to no wind. Seizing this beautiful weather, today’s morning whale watchers were treated to two grey whales,…

2/17/22 “An Adventurous Tone”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogFebruary 28, 2022

Eight foot seas set an adventurous tone for today’s trips, as both the Pacifica and the New Horizon were sent out to find today’s animals. Following a possible sightings report from a nearby fishing vessel, we found a single humpback whale, north of the harbor. After a fair amount of time with the creature, went…

11-28-21 9am/1:30pm “Almost Too Much Good Fortune to Handle”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogNovember 29, 2021

More fantastic weather today, as captain Danny took us out into Monterey Bay. After a bit of a search, we did find two humpback whales and eventually a small pod of Risso’s Dolphin. The afternoon trip really stole the show, as we found not just one humpback whale, but a pod of 6 Killer Whales!…

11-27-21 9am/1:30pm “First Grays of the Year!”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogNovember 29, 2021

Good weather prevails over this holiday weekend, as plenty of passengers meant two boats! Straight offshore, west of Pinos, we found two famous humpback whales, “Angel Wing” and “Pockadot.” Snoozing, they lazily milled about, barely spending any time underwater and affording us great looks.   After watching them for a good while, we left for…

11-26-21 9am/1:30pm “Some of the Best Whale Watching I’ve Done”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogNovember 29, 2021

It was nice having big holiday crowds today aboard the New Horizon and Pacifica. After giving our passengers our safety speech and rundown of the trip, we boarded the boats and took off. The weather was nice and sunny with a slight land breeze from the northwest that tapered off throughout the trip. Finding our…

11-22-21 9am/1:30 “Great Sightings of Killer Whales!”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogNovember 29, 2021

We started both the morning and afternoon trips this Monday with a twelve mile run up to the middle of the bay. We were rewarded with great sighting of the killer whales Fat-fin and Tofino, though the pair made us work for each look as they darted back and forth a few miles off shore…

Sun 11/20/21 9am/1:30pm ” Unexpected & rare sighting…Fin Whales!”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogNovember 29, 2021

On yet another beautiful day, Captain Rod took us out west to the canyon’s edge, where we stumbled into an unexpected (and rare) sighting: Fin Whales, and two of them. The second largest animal in Earth’s history gave us some good looks before we went exploring and found some Risso’s Dolphin to cap out the…

11/18/21 9am “Double Breach, Nursery Pod, Megapod of Northern Right Whale Dolphins!”

Naturalist BlogBy Naturalist BlogNovember 19, 2021

After a week of climbing up Yosemite’s El Capitan, I seriously could not have expected a more phenomenal “welcome back trip.” Flat seas, – glassy calm and windless – made it all too easy to find our first group of humpback whales (three in all). During some solid looks, we got a double breach from…

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