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…
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…
WOW! What a way to ring in the new year! We received this photo late last night from one of our passenger’s on yesterday’s 10am trip. This is a BREACHING BLUE WHALE! It was taken from quite a distance; about half way through the breach, but incredible none the less. This behavior from a Blue…
We had a fantastic morning in Monterey Bay yesterday! Even though it’s late in the feeding season, we had three types of baleen whales in the bay. We have had numerous humpbacks for weeks but it was a real treat to see blue whales and fin whales. There were many krill eating birds in the…
Killer Whales Galore! September has been filled with sightings of Bigg’s or transient Killer Whales. We have mostly observed the same family pod since the 19th of this month. The main pod of 5 whales is identified as the 51A, 51A2, 51A3, 49C and 50B. These whales are loosely related and have been sighted all…
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 Risso’s…
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.
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,…
