Sunday, August 13

We enjoyed watching wildlife on both of our trips today with some familiar visitors in the area. This morning we saw 3 humpback whales, 6 minke whales and a fin whale. This afternoon a few folks saw a brief glance of a fin whale before spending time with a pair of humpback whales. This morning we started whale watching with a trio of humpback whales including Jabiru, Spoon and Geometry.

Jabiru

These adult whales were all resting at the surface allowing for some impressive looks as both the whales and the boat bobbed up and down with the movements of the ocean.

Humpback whales all at the surface together

Jabiru diving and Spoon in the background

Geometry and Spoon

Scattered throughout the trip we also saw minke whales and even got a quick look at a fin whale moving through the area.

Minke whale

Fin whale

This afternoon we saw a fin whale in the distance but were unable to relocate this massive creature. Instead, we decided to do some searching and our efforts paid off as we found a few of the same humpback whales from this morning.

Humpback whale tail

This time we found Jabiru and Spoon slowly easing through the area, still resting, and still getting some fantastic looks. A very successful day in the Gulf of Maine.

Spoon with Boon Island in the background

Jabiru and Spoon

High fluke from Spoon

Synchronized diving from our humpback whale pair