A fintastic dolphin show was on the menu for our afternoon trip today! We headed out west and near the drop-off we encountered a massive pod of ~300 short-beaked common dolphins! They were leaping out of the water and having a blast! They love to jump up high and catch some air! Then, we traveled west and encountered a great pod of ~75 short-beaked common dolphins! They came along for a ride and loved surfing in our wake! We have another trip coming up so please stay tuned!
We had a gorgeous Sunset cruise tonight! We pushed out to the west and spotted multiple pods of Short-beaked Common dolphins! Most were trending to the south and out to the west. We got great looks as they zoomed up to our boat to surf and ride the bow. There were tiny little calves frolicking with their moms! We even got to see pink bellies! When they dolphins get really energetic their creamy white bellies flush pink! On our way in we found about 50 Long-beaked Common dolphins traveling south. They all leaped out of the water at once, syncronizing their big leaps! The sunset was beautiful as always!
Naturalists,
Melissa & Vanessa
