[CINC] FW: Island Packers October 16

[Carole Rosales]

Carole Rosales
carole at earthlink.net
Home:805 482 0259
Cell:805 405 1681




----- Original Message ----- 
From: Carole Rosales 
To: CINC
Sent: 10/17/2008 1:49:08 PM 
Subject: Island Packers October 16


Blue whales 6
Dolphins 2-3 not worth stopping to watch


This was a hike trip but the sightings were too good to miss.This was the most blues I have seen in one day this season.  We saw one elusive blue on the way out to ESCI and 2 pair plus a single on the way back.  Four of the five in the afternoon were determined to keep us from returning to the harbor on time by spending  lots of time on the surface and showing many flukes.  At times they were within 50 yards of the Island Adventure.  Great treat for the 30 some passengers who had spent the day hiking (20 with me to Cavern Point with 12 continuing over to Potato Harbor) and then cooling toes in the surf. Flat sea and beautiful hot day made tolerable by a breeze.  The only nuisance was the flies around the ranch buildings and on the beach.

carole


Carole Rosales
carole at earthlink.net
Home:805 482 0259
Cell:805 405 1681
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://www.rain.org/pipermail/channel_islands_naturalist_corps/attachments/20081017/a61d31ba/attachment-0001.html>