San Diego Whale Watch
I got whale snot on me! The sunset whale watch today was incredible! We started out in splashy, cold, windy swell AND dense fog, making for some definitely challenging conditions to spot wildlife, but we had passengers with great attitudes and we really wanted to treat them to some wildlife. And the Pacific Ocean certainly … Read more
DOLPHINS ALL DAY LONG! This morning kicked off with the sweetest sighting—an adorable nursery pod filled with tiny youngsters practicing their “fish out of water” moves. When dolphins are young, they’re still figuring out how their little bodies work, and it leads to some SERIOUSLY cute behavior. They hop extra high to be sure their … Read more
What a beautiful day on the water! Our morning trip started off a bit chilly as a thick fog bank rolled in, but once we pushed through, we found pockets of sunshine along the way. We cruised southwest and were thrilled to encounter a huge, scattered pod of approximately 100 Short‑beaked Common dolphins! They raced … Read more
Whales and dolphins all day… AND a last‑minute MUGGING! We had an incredible day on the water—the kind that got me hooked in the first place and made me realize that life is way better at sea than on land! We ran two trips today, and both had two fin whales and long‑beaked common dolphins. … Read more
The Pacific had a whale of a surprise waiting for us today! One northbound gray whale gave us amazing looks as it blasted up the coast. This whale may have been getting a little hangry and very ready to be back home in those cold, nutrient-dense waters of Alaska. We could tell it didn’t have … Read more
Friendly whales and FIERCE women today aboard the Privateer! We headed out into the Pacific with a crew full of women to celebrate International Women’s Day—and the whales were feeling friendly! Our first whale was a “little” fin whale… and by little, I mean about 50 feet long! Small for a fin whale, which can … Read more
The Mondays blues were all sea and sky today. We made our way out to the beautiful Pacific Ocean. All was and sunny and bright. Today we favoured La Jolla canyon where a busy pod of ~100 long beaked common dolphins were hangout just over the drop off. They were active in travel mode behaviour … Read more
Sleepy morning on Pacific for both the people on board the Privateer from the time change and the wildlife. It was warm and calm out at sea today and we were entertained with a pod of ~ 75 long beaked common dolphins. On the afternoon trip we searched near and far and caught up with … Read more
The weather was absolutely beautiful this morning, despite our swell forecast we still were able to hangout with some wildlife… We had over 150 Common Dolphin, including a nursery pod, and 1 Northbound Gray whale towards the end of the trip!