We were so taken by the calf’s aerial, we decided to call it a “Condor.” This calf was half of our seventh and final pair on the day.

We started nine minutes early with two pairs in the kelp in front of Counter Point. A half hour later, we saw pair number 3 at Campus Point, with pair four following another half hour after that, and pair five one more half hour later.

During our break from whales, we saw a pair of Bottlenose dolphins and four Harbor seals!

Our next-to-last Gray whale Cow/calf pair arrived ten minutes before the 1 PM shift change, and the final pair was sighted at Campus Point at a quarter to four. The sensational “Condor” was preformed about twenty minutes later, right in front of the Counter Point crowd and thrilled whale watchers aboard the Condor Express: star power!

Gray whales northbound (all) 14 | Calves 7 — 2015 Count 1007 | 045

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