Humpbacks whale on the Condor Express!

Second Trip of the Day
Sunday May 22

Wasn't yesterday supposed to be the end of the world?   Glad nobody told the whales.

Today the Condor Express ran a second, private party whale watch honoring Michael Smith and his gray whale counters. The cetaceans appeared to sense that there were kindred spirits on board.

We watched 4 Humpbacks in the mid channel area, and 2 of them were extremely friendly.  These two bumpy-headed monsters rolled around, slapped their pectoral fins, rubbed against the Condor Express and each other, and thoroughly entertained themselves and the whale census volunteers on board.  And then, just like what happened on the early trip with the Blue Whales....here come the Pacific White-Sided Dolphins!  There was a lot of interspecies interaction between the humpies and the lags.

The past two days have not only had extremely good large and small cetacean interactions, but the water in the channel has been crystal clear.

You can see this for yourself in yesterday's trip shots:   blue water whales!

www.condorexpressphotos.com/Other/2011-05-21-SB-Channel-ACS-All


It's prime time!
Bob Perry
Condor Express

Blues and Lags run amok!

Channel Lovers,

Another day of fairly calm seas, and it was a day of unusual interspecies interactions.   This is what the Condor Express watched closely today:
 
4 Blue Whales  (more tall spouts in the distance)
Humpback Whales  (in the area, but not followed closely)

1200 Common Dolphins
50 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins (aka, Lags, Lagenomorpha obliquidens)

We followed 4 Blue Beasts as they dove, spouted and raced around a bit.  A nice sized pod of White-Siders came in and the fun began. The White Siders rode the bow of the Condor Express when the whales were down, then moved over and rode the bow of the Blue Whales when they were up and racing.  This went on for over an hour.  Amazing interspecies interactions..   Sign up now to see the show, you never know what Mother Nature has in store for you in the way of fabulous sightings when you come on board. Make your reservations now and see the Humpbacks, Blues, plus  whatever else is happening out there in our wonderful Channel.  We are truly fortunate to live and play where we do, and this is the best it gets as far as the Spring season.  Oh, yeah!
 
Call 888-77WHALE  or 805-882-0088 to book your trip.
 
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In addition to the expert crew on the Condor Express with over 35 years of experience, Channel Islands Naturalist Corps volunteer naturalists, representatives from the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and National Park, are usually on board and available to answer your questions during the trip. 
 
Best fishes and have a WHALE of a day!
 
Bob Perry
Condor Express