Conditions today were MIND BLOWING we could see San Clemente Island on the Horizon today – It’s about 50 nautical miles from us here in Mission Bay. (Check the comments from a panoramic sweep of the sunset) The ocean remained glassy though most of the day, it felt as if we could spot even the smallest disturbance in the water.
We had three species of dolphins today, The morning trip had about 150 long beaks followed by about 50 shorties. We found a pod of 7 Risso’s on our afternoon trip and another pod of long beaks on our sunset trip. From the first moments of setting out on the sunset trip until the last licks of sunlight faded from the sky, we had the most spectacular never ending sunset of the year. The whole sky was ablaze – and somehow in the misty pink clouds – a rainbow appeared – with no rain in sight.
Orcas were reported just south of us last night – so we’re thinking they did a sweep of the area and spooked everything big out of our waters.
We’ll be back to check again tomorrow!
Hope we see ya out here soon!
Naturalist, Alison
