ShareClose Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed Me LinksFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleHuggJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInLinksMarkerMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceMyWebNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditRojoSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSphereSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveWorlds MoviesYahoo!Email This to a FriendCopy HTML:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More »This is a new film from the National Park Service portraying the lush/stark/beauty of our islands and extolling the virtues of conservation. [...]

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A good year – so far Gray whales are headed south in above average numbers at the moment. American Cetacean Society (ACS) spotters at Point Vincente in Rancho Palos Verdes pronounced 8 Jan – yesterday – a GREAT Day as they spotted 25 adult grays heading south. The total for 2011 is 154. The 10-year [...]

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Hi Shipmates – Lynn and I are off for a week, heading to Prince William Sound. If only this were a sailboat …. This is a dual purpose mission: vacation and research. I’m going to school on how this cruise line does the job. It’s a smallish ship with about 70 passengers. “A soft adventure,” [...]

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Dall’s Porpoise – according to our reference manual – is quite common. Nevertheless, I saw them this week for the first time,  and I’ve been sailing the Pacific for more than 20 years. I’ve got some film of the critters, but it’s indistinct, blurry, shaky and – maybe – barely usable. That’s because these guys [...]

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The Islands are awash in color. Winter rains have broken dormancy on an unusual number of wildflowers this year. Though not the “best ever,” it is still in the great experiences category. Add to that a plethora of whales – Island Packer Captains are reporting up to 30 sightings a day of Grays and Humpbacks [...]

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