[CINC] IPCO Islander 4/4

[Dean Benjamin]

AM
500 Common Dolphins
3 Humpbacks

PM
500 Common Dolphins
6 Humpbacks
200 Common Dolphins

Captain Dave - Crew Steve and Laurie
The afternoon trip was most remarkable.  Near Santa Cruz Island, the sky became filled with birds in all directions.  Bait abounded and was visible in clusters on the surface.  There were myriad sea lions.  And then the humpbacks appeared.  It was an ongoing display of double lunge feeding, pec slaps, tail lobs, bubble netting, and flukes.  Then the dolphins joined in.  It was just amazing.  Finally Dave, who is so knowledgeable and who is such a great narrator, simply went silent.  There was nothing more to be said and so he chose to just let the folks soak it in.  Words fail me too.  Wish you all could have been there too.

Dean Benjamin
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