[CINC] CX Sat Oct 17

[Kevin Bailey]

The Condor Express with Mat, Dave and Dennis left with 21 people today so
Toni Bailey and Richard Hague and I got to give the guest lots of personal
attention.

It took almost an hour to see anything but our 1st sighting  was 5 Dall's
porpoise that were not too boat friendly so we moved on rather quickly.

After that we saw many Common Dolphins spread out all over; there were 2
distinct groups but then they were scattered for the next hour+ with a total
over 1500.

We went way out toward SRI and could see the beach and SMI

It was out west that we saw 2 Minkes traveling together and we stayed with
them for a while - they surfaced several times and we all some good looks.

Then on to SCI but the swell was so surgey we couldn't get close to the cave
at all.

We did see a good size raft of sea lions just off the rocks

Then homeward bound - everyone was happy - especially since the "wildlife
trip" now doesn't carry such huge expectations.

See you Tuesday,

Kevin Bailey

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