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…
Our most incredible trip yet! We came upon a dramatic scene of Killer Whales attacking a Gray Whale mother and calf pair just north of Marina, CA. After a long battle, the Killer Whales actually gave up and left the Gray Whales go. This is something we only see very rarely! The Gray Whale mother…
Interesting interactions today! We came upon Killer Whales just after they had killed a Gray Whale calf this morning. This is the fourth calf taken this season in Monterey Bay by the California Bigg’s Killer Whale population. There were some familiar Killer Whales involved in the hunt today – Emma’s group, the CA 140’s were…
