A blog is where you can be a little less formal right? Maybe even dig a little deeper and share a little more than what you might on your typical “daily sightings report or post”. Full disclosure, this whole COVID-19 thing has been a roller coaster of a ride as a business owner. Opening up…
The city of Santa Cruz is extending its shelter in place orders. We will remain closed through the month of May and will address June as we get closer. We remain optimistic that this is short lived and look forward to the day when we can get back out on the water. Until then, we…
To our current and future passengers, Effective immediately we are closing down all scheduled ocean safaris until April 8th, while office hours will remain unchanged. Though it sadness us greatly to do this, we understand this is the best course of action to keeping you and our community safe. We remain optimistic that this is…
Today was a great day on the water with 2 humpback whales and 8 northbound gray whales. There was even some nice acrobatic surface activity from the grays! Additionally on our safari we saw 2 steller sea lions, mother and pup sea otter, nothern fulmars and California sea lions. The heath and safety of passengers…
At Sea Spirit, the health and safety of our passengers along with my staff is always my top priority. As you are likely aware, COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases have now been reported in the United States and span the globe. In light of this ongoing development, I wanted to share the proactive steps we are taking…
On Sunday this week we had a beautiful tour exploring the Monterey Bay while encountering some gray whales migrating back up to their Arctic summer feeding grounds. These guys have one of the longest migration routes of any animal, clocking up to 14,000 miles round trip. Additionally we had some humpback whales returning from their…
Can’t say it enough, every day is so different in the Monterey Bay and it’s one of the things that makes our jobs so amazing! Today we were blessed with a couple migrating Gray whales heading north but I think everyone’s favorite, mine included was the bottle nose dolphin with her calf. The additional pod…
Always fun when we can get 2 species of whale in one trip. Weather permitting, we’ve got options. Trips available for Monday 2/24 and the upcoming weekend. ~Photos by Naturalist Kaelyn DeYoung. 
This never gets old! So much fun watching this juvenile humpback practicing their breaching techniques. ~Photos courtesy of Naturalist Kaeylyn DeYoung~ 
Migration lasts typically from December to May for these Grays. They are traveling south to Mexico to have their babies in the warm waters. We have trips every weekend- weather permitting. Come on out and do some exploring with us! 
