An exceptionally interesting pelagic trip from Half Moon Bay to the Farallons and back via the edge of deep water south of the islands; this was the debut of Alvaro Jaramillo's new bird-oriented tour company, Alvaro's Adventures. Highlights included nesting Tufted Puffins at Southeast Farallon Island, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, Cassin's Auklets, masses of nesting Common Murres at the island, two close-viewed Blue Whales, several Humpback Whales, many dolphins, sea lions including Steller's and Northern Fur Seal, and many other seabirds and marine mammals regular to the Central California coast at this time of year.