Spring has sprung—and the dolphins are back! 🐬�It’s been so good to see them move in again. (Video of the good stuff in the comments!)The West Coast of the U.S. has one of the highest population densities of dolphins anywhere on Earth, and for a while we were really starting to wonder where they all … Read more
We had two amazing trips aboard the Inspiration today! For our afternoon trip, we set out to the west in search of all wildlife. It was a bit quiet to start but we began to follow the drop-off to the north. Then only a mile up, we sighted a big pod of ~150 Long-beaked Common … Read more
Two more awesome trips in the books! We encountered a Humpback and over a thousand Common dolphins throughout the day! To start our morning trip we set out in nice calm glassy waters to the north west. We caught up with a solo humpback whale cruising slowly to the south. Our first look was pretty … Read more
We are enjoying amazing fall sea conditions out here! We had smooth seas and great visability all day! We spotted a trio of Humpbacks on our afternoon trip and ~500 Long-beaked Common dolphins on our sunset trip! On our afternoon trip, we cruised up to the north in search for any and all wildlife. We … Read more
We had an amazing sunset trip with a Humpback whale and ~500 Long-beaked Common dolphins! We cruised out to the west and once we got to the drop-off we followed the contour to the north. We noticed a huge bird pile with birds diving into the water! We caught up with a fun pod of … Read more
Our guests brought good weather and clear skies on a spectacular Friday morning. Just a few miles offshore, Greg announced a pinniped or “flipper-footed” mammal on the starboard side. The pinnipeds include the seals and sea lions. This was a Guadalupe Fur Seal, a small sea lion of the Otariidae family. It was small and … Read more
We were rockin’ and rollin’ out there! The seas were fun & nautical! Common dolphins were our friends today! We were excited to see them on both of our tours today! On our afternoon trip, we cruised out to the NW and out at 11-miles from shore we sighted some big splashes on the horizon! … Read more
What a beautiful day on the water! We enjoyed watching multiple pods of dolphins on both afternoon and sunset trips! On our afternoon trip, we headed to the SW toward the 9-mile bank. Once we passed the drop-off we encountered a huge pod of ~500 Short-beaked Common dolphins cruising to the north! We got amazing … Read more
TWO Humpback Thursday! We had two thrilling trips with Common dolphins and two Humpback whales off La Jolla! To start our day, we cruised up to the NW and found ourselves in the La Jolla Canyon! That’s where we had an explosion of LIFE! First, we caught up with the two humpback whales that were … Read more
Dolphin Day here in San Diego! Squid eaters for breakfast again! Two different species! We encountered a pod of Risso’s dolphins intermingling with bottlenose! Risso’s tend to be more of a shy species, but bottlnose, more curious and playful. When you get the two together, they all perk up! We saw breaching, tail slapping, and … Read more