[CINC] Family-run Island Packers takes visitors to see ocean life

[Lisa Anderson]

Hi All,
The very cute kid peeking in the wheehouse on the Vanguard with Capt Jason
is none other than Jackson!!!! The newest intern--make sure you say HI to
him when you go out to Anacapa. He loves his summer job--the CINMS classes
with mom are paying off :0)
Lisa


On 7/6/08, staci at savzsea.com <staci at savzsea.com> wrote:
>
> Very good article about Island Packers in todays July 6th Ventura County
> Star newspaper.
> Also on the same page (on the web) in the Media player is a short but
> informative video about San Nicolas Island.
>
> http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/still-on-board/
>
> Family-run Island Packers takes visitors to see ocean life and on trips
> to the islands
>
> Just off our coast, humpback whales are leaping out of water, to the
> delight of throngs, and blue whales, the largest sentient beings ever,
> are about to arrive for a summer's stay. At Anacapa Island, the foghorn
> sounds every 12 seconds — an especially eerie groan in the dead of
> night. Campsites on nearby Santa Cruz Island are as popular as ever.
> Farther out, the wind howls at San Miguel Island with a fury that
> stretches back before recorded time. For 40 years now, another constant
> has been Island Packers, the Ventura-based boat company that has been
> the public's gateway to marine wildlife, hiking, camping, sea dives and
> a host of other experiences in Channel Islands National Park.
>
> Providing service to a string of rocks strewn across the local expanse
> of sea is not your average everyday bit of commerce. Nor is the story of
> Island Packers an ordinary one.
>
> Island Packers began as Bill Connally's dream .....
> http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/still-on-board/
>
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Lisa

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