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CONTACT:DonnaKalezDanaWharfSportfishing&WhaleWatching949.
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5794dmkalez@gmail.
comGRAYWHALESEASONCAUSEFORCELEBRATIONWhalesmigratethroughDanaPointyearround,ButGrayWhalesonlyappearnowthroughAprilDANAPOINT,Calif.
–ThemigrationseasonforthemagnificentGrayWhalesofficiallybeginsforDanaWharfonFriday,Nov.
23andcontinuesthroughtheendofApril.
DanaWharfWhaleWatchingoffersseveraldailyexcursionstoviewandlearnaboutthemassivecreaturesastheymigratesouthtowardthewarmwatersofMexico.
AstheoriginatorofwhalewatchinginOrangeCounty,DanaWharfprovideswhalewatchersuniqueexperiencesbyofferingyearroundexcursionsaboardcomfortableboatswithexperienced,knowledgeablecaptainswhonarrateandinformonallsightings.
DanaPointisknownasalandmarkforwhalesightings,andDanaWharfWhaleWatchingprovidesanunforgettableexperiencetopassengersforviewingGrayWhalesduringtheirnaturalmigration.
The"Grays"havebeenknowntospyhop,breach,andflukeastheymaketheirwaytowardwarmerwatersforthewinter.
DanaWharf'stwo-hourwhalewatchingcruisesprovidethechancetoseethesebeautifulcreaturesaswellaslargepodsofdolphin,sealions,birdsandotherexcitingmarinelife.
Unlikeothermarinemammals,GrayWhalesareonlyhereforashortfewmonths.
Expertcaptainsandcertifiednaturalistsnarrateeachexcursion,detailingthewhales'movementsthroughtheirnaturalmigrationpath.
Everytripisanewanddifferentadventure,butallshowcasethebeautyofthePacificOceanworldrighthere,offthecoastofDanaPoint.
Excursionsdepartat10AM,12Noonand2PMdaily.
Pricesforadultsare$45,seniors55yearsandolder$35,$25forkids(ages3–12),andchildren2andunderarealwaysfree.
Mosttripsareaboardtheimpeccable95'DanaPride,featuringindoorseatingandupperdeckviewingareas,afullcashbarandgalleysnacksservedwithasmile.
Twohourcruisestoviewmarinelifeaboardthenewestadditiontoourfleet,theOceanAdventuresCatamaran;alocal'sfavoriteisalsopricedataboverates.
ThoselookingforadealcancomeonthefamoushalfpricedTuesdaywhereallticketsarehalfprice!
Backbypopulardemand:ExclusiveWYLANDARTLESSONINTHEWILDProgram:ReturninginJanuary,agroundbreakingpartnershipcontinues.
Wyland,therenownedenvironmentalartisthasteamedupwithDanaWharftoofferWylandDolphinandWhaleAdventures,"ArtLessonsintheWild.
"PassengerslearnhowmarinewildlifeinspiredWylandtocreatesomeofthebest-knownpaintingsandsculpturesofourlifetime.
Beforeeach10amWhaleWatchingexcursiononSaturdaysandSundays,childrenwillgetanartlessonfromWyland,viavideofeed.
Thiscruisealsoincludespreboardingat9am.
Eachchildparticipatingwillbecharged$5.
00withproceedsgoingtotheWylandFoundation.
Allartmaterialsareprovided.
Allchildren'sartwillbeenteredintoacontesttowinprizesincludingthegrandprize–aprivatewhalewatchingcharterwithfamedmarineartistWylandasyourguide!
ThemissionofWyland'sfoundationistogivechildrenthetoolstheyneedtobecomemorecreative,positive,andsolution-orientedthroughpublicartprograms.
DanaWharfandWylandalsohaveseveralothersurprisesforvisitorsduringthecontestmonths.
Tripswillselloutandadvancereservationsarerequired.
Formoreonthefoundationvisithttp://www.
wylandfoundation.
orgAboutGrayWhalesandtheirMigrationSouthTheGraywhalemigrationisoneofthelongestmammalianodysseysontheplanet.
These45-footgentlegiantsswimupto14,000milesroundtrip,leavingtheirfeedinggroundsintheBeringandChukchiSeasandheadingsouthfortheirmatingandcalvinglagoonsinBajaCalifornia,Mexico.
Inthesafetyofthesecalmlagoons,newborncalvesacquireacriticallayeroffatfrommother'smilk,sotheycansurvivethelongreturnjourneynorthward,closelyescortedbytheirmothers.
Duringmigration,graywhalesofthiseasternPacificpopulationcanbeseenswimmingoffshore(3-6mphonaverage)withthenakedeyeorbinoculars.
Buttogetcloseenoughforawhiffoftheirblowmist,youneedaboat.
AboutDanaWharfWhaleWatchingDanaWharfiscelebratingover40yearsofWhaleWatchingandistheoriginal,family-ownedandoperatedwhalewatchinglandinginSouthOrangeCounty.