[CINC] CX July 5 Blues

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CX  July 5

8am trip
    Three Blue Whales!
     White sided dolphins
      a few groups of common dolphins

1pm trip
       2 Humpback Whales
       1 otter
       a few groups of commons (Oh don't be so common!)
       bottlenose dolphins

     .Friendly Oysters! .. we looked for the sea turtle at the oyster farm, 
but     he/she had already departed

pretty rough seas, and then areas that were not so bad
wonderful dramatic views of Santa Cruz late in the day with 
a waterfall of cloud/fog cascading down the mountain side against a backdrop 
of silver windy seas.    

Thanks to Eugene & Eileen & Piper &the Condor crew -Mat & Jacques & Dennis & 
we had a whole boat load of whale experts -  John & Bob & I didn't get all the 
names.  And a rather knowledgeable and enthusiastic whalewatching group of 
passengers.    I knew we were maybe looking at good luck when one passenger told 
me he has been going out on the Condor for years and he has never had a  trip 
with no whales.

Shirley Johnson
  --- celebrating my first Blue sighting for the season



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