Traveling Sustainably
Wondering how to reduce your carbon footprint? Here are some great ideas from the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau: SUSTAINABLE MOMENTS Are you expecting more from your holiday than a brief stay somewhere? Perhaps you need to completely disconnect from your routine life and escape into nature. Maybe you are looking for inspiration from…
Getting to Monterey
Here are some travel tips by the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau: FLYING TO MONTEREY COUNTY Convenient Monterey Regional Airport, which has short and hassle-free security lines, is located just 10 minutes door-to-door from downtown Monterey, 15 minutes from Carmel-by-the-Sea, 25 minutes from downtown Salinas and 45 minutes from Big Sur. Visitors can fly…
Free things to do in Monterey County
Here is a list of FREE things to do in our local area! FREE THINGS TO DO IN MONTEREY Grab your moment in Monterey County without making a dent in your budget! Having fun in Monterey doesn’t require a lot of money; in fact, many things to see and do are absolutely free. With an…
Things to do in Monterey
Here is a list of excellent activities in our area put together by our friends at the Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau: TOP WAYS TO GRAB LIFE BY THE MOMENTS IN MONTEREY Monterey County is loaded with unique activities and moments that you can only experience in our backyard. We’ve made it easy for…
May 2017 Recap
Month two! Woohoo! This month brought us more diversity to our sightings, but we really had a hard time with the weather. May was our first month of offering Nature Cruises and Photography Tours – we learned a lot! The Nature Cruises are our go-to trip when weather conditions are severe, but as we prepare…
May 10 2017
Wednesday’s sunrise trip was another one for the books. It was overcast during sunrise which was an added challenge for our photographers – but we were treated to some surface behaviors first thing in the morning by a young Humpback. While out on the bay today we sighted 30 Humpback Whales, 2 Blue Whales, 20…
May 9 2017
Our afternoon trip today was filled with nice sightings. We ended up with 20 Humpbacks and 2 Harbor Porpoise while out on the bay. On our way back in to the harbor we sighted a small group of Risso’s Dolphins right in front of the breakwater.
May 8 2017
We had a nice variety of wildlife today. We passed up a few Humpbacks on our way to a reported Killer Whale sighting. We spent some time with a well known pod of Bigg’s Killer Whales the CA 51’s. The CA 51’s are a group of 4 Killer Whales – CA 51 is the matriarch,…
May 5 2017
Lunge feeding Humpback Whales continued today! There were over 40 whales feeding along the beaches north of Monterey harbor today. The weather was very nice this morning and the breeze was picking up by the end of the trip. It is always incredible to see Humpback Whales feeding at the surface in shallow water. Definitely…
May 4 2017
Amazing trip out there today! We had 20 Humpback Whales feeding along the beaches north of Monterey Harbor. The whales were lunging at the surface in pairs showing us their enormous mouths and throat pleats as they ate anchovies. Weather was a little foggy but sightings were fantastic.
May 3 2017
We had our first sunrise trip of the year! It was incredible to be out with the whales as the sun was coming up. The colors in the sky at sunrise were absolutely unbeatable. We had small groups of whales all along the beach from Monterey north to Moss Landing. At the head of the…
May 2 2017
We had a lovely morning trip today with calm seas on the Sur Randy. We sighted 15-20 Killer Whales, 30 Humpbacks, 100 Common Dolphins & 6 Black-footed Albatross on our 9am trip. The Killer Whales seemed to be feeding and socializing during our encounter. Often times families will share meals, which is something that is…