[CINC] Friday's 5 Humpbacks

[Marty Flam]

What - apx. five (5) Humpback Whales including prob.one juvenile.
When - Friday Oct. 17, 2008) about 16:20
Where -bout 20 minutes from Scorpion before platforms
Vessel -Island Adventure 
Skipper - Articulate CINC/IPCO Capt. Lee Fleischer
 
Impression: after Scorpion hikes on a spectacularly calm clear Edenesque Friday, aboard this handsome catamaran,  the Santa Barbara Channel revealed for almost 15 minutes this pod of about 5 cavorting (many blows, some lovely flukes) late season large Cetacea, in addition to several pods of common dolphins, to the delight of some 30 passengers, crew and CINC volunteer Marty Flam.
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