[CINC] Vanguard 4/7/09

[staci at savzsea.com]

Today Josh (PID) and I, did back to back 9:30-1:00 and 1:30-5:00 WW
trips on the Vanguard. Both, full boats with lots of good kids. 
Only one shy gray, at the very end of each trip. One mega pod of
dolphins each trip...so not a lot of action...
But lots of "when do we see the whales?" "when do we go back?" 
I brought out all the toys and tried to keep the troops entertain....
I'm all talked out....Yes me, I'm all talked out! 

On the second trip, we did get a real treat, a HUGH, way cool, feeding
frenzy. Dolphins, pelicans, cormarants and gulls. 
You could almost hear them saying "yummy in my tummy!"

First trip was warm and blue sky. Second trip was overcast, cold and
then it rained for the last 40 mins of the voyage. 
Which led to about 45 people sardine-ing themselves into the galley.
Josh, myself and about 5 other people, stayed outside...we came
prepared. As always, the IPCO crew was informative and gracious.

Oh, and the very, very best part...flat seas...oh happy me!!!

Staci