[CINC] IPCO Sept 2

[Linda Hitt]

One Blue whale
5-6 pods of Common Dolphin ranging from 50 to 400 animals

We started off in a really thick fog bank which seemed to get worse the further we went.  Capt Anthony's original plan was to head south & go along the back side of the islands hoping to get out of the fog & avoid the predicted bad ocean in the west end of the channel.  Arch Rock was barely visible even when we were right beside it!  But then the captain got word that there were some clear patches to the west so he stayed on the inside of the islands.  The fog was spotty but we were able to follow the Blue for awhile.  It was first sighted by the Condor off the west end of SCI.  We continued on to SRI & SMI which were sometimes visible but found no more whales.  The ocean conditions not bad at all.  The passengers were all pleased with the day.
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