Today we had surprises on each trip! This morning we saw 8 minke whales, 9 harbor seals and a fin whale during our travels.
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| Such calm conditions for gazing at minke whales |
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| Fin whale surfacing for a breath of air |
The unexpected excitement came when we spotted the largest lion's mane jellyfish the crew has ever seen!
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reddish blob is our massive lion's mane jellyfish. The photos don't do
it justice! This creature was rolling all over itself. It certainly
made for an eerie and cool sight! |
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| The bell, or hood, of this jellyfish was literally the size of a beach ball! |
Occasionally we will see jellyfish once the ocean surface water starts to "warm" up. Keep in mind the current sea surface temperature is in the mid- to upper-60s so the "warming" I talk about is all relative. The calm sea conditions made watching all sorts of marine life just ideal!
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| Turns out our first lion's mane jellyfish of the day was in the harbor before we even began boarding passengers! |
This afternoon we were fortunate enough to check out 2 minke whales before our friends on the Atlantic Queen found Spoon the humpback whale.
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| Afternoon minke whale |
Spoon was being very mellow just slowly swimming along giving us some fantastic looks at this adult female whale. What a great way to wrap up a beautiful day in the Gulf of Maine.
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| Spoon (above and below) |
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