We had a Fun Fabulous Friday Full of Flipping DolFriends!
During our morning trip, we set out to the west and hung out with a pod of ~100 Long-beaked Common dolphin within a mile from shore. The seas were super glassy and blue which made for some amazing sights! We could see every little detail as the dolphins cruised up to our boat! The dolphin calves were jumping and leaping all around our boat! Passengers squealed with excitement when popped out of the water! We continued out and hung out with another huge pod of ~300 Long-beaked Common dolphin in a very tight pod! They were going on dives and surface around us. We pushed out to the west in search for more wildlife. On our way back in, we caught up with about 500 Long-beaked Common dolphins racing to the north. We enjoyed dolphin frenzy!
On our afternoon trip, we set out and caught up with a pod of ~300 Long-beaked Common dolphin along the drop-off! They were so fun to watch as they zoomed all around us. We set out to the NW as we heard that there was a whale sighted out in deeper water. We circled the area, but unfortunately it had moved on. We sighted a lot of birds in the area diving and feeding. A marlin jumped out of the water at least 5 times! On our way back in we caught up with another fast traveling pod of Common dolphins! They were cruising at 10-mph hour!
Across the day, we had at least 10 sightings of flying fish gliding above the ocean surface! We have one more trip to go!
Naturalist,
Vanessa
