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Detailed Sightings Log - August 1, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 150 | Stampede |
| Sunset Tour | Fin Whale | 4 | BreathingSurface ActiveFeedingDiving |
Detailed Sightings Log - August 1, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | SurfingMuggingNursery Pod |
| Morning Tour | Fin Whale | 3 | BreathingDiving |
Detailed Sightings Log - July 31, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Fin Whale | 2 | Cow/Calf Pair |
| Sunset Tour | Blue Whale | 1 | BreathingSurface Active |
Detailed Sightings Log - July 30, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 500 | MegapodStampedeSurface ActiveChin SlappingBow RidingBreaching |
Detailed Sightings Log - July 30, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Short-beaked Common Dolphin | 200 | StampedeHunting |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 150 | Surface ActiveJumpingChin Slapping |
Recent Sightings
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Crystal clear blue waters with dolphins in every direction!
Got to hang with a scattering of Long beak pods through the North! First pod was a…
Stampeding into the week!
We headed out to the deep water on our Monday afternoon excursion looking for baleen whales and…
Serene Seas
Out of the jetties to the glassy Pacific we headed, starting out unusually calm And quiet with…
Eye contact that hits different
Making eye contact with wild cetaceans just HITS DIFFERENT. There’s an intelligence there you can FEEL in…
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Blues Baby!
We got a BLUE WHALE! And so much other wildlife today. The morning took us way out…
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