Today felt more like a summer day on the water than one in late September. Clear skies, warm air, and a slight breeze made for optimal conditions. We started our trip by finding a group of about 75 Atlantic white-sided dolphins who appeared to be feeding—moving quickly at the surface and frequently changing directions. Several times, the dolphins approached our boat and swam right next to us! Beautiful!
Soon, we saw some spouts in the distance. A pair of humpback whales was moving slowly around the area. In the same spot, just 100 yards off our bow, we caught glimpses of a minke whale lunging through the surface waters!
We found another humpback whale by itself before finding another pair! Also in the area was an ocean sunfish, but it disappeared before most of us could admire it.
As we were thinking about heading in, we saw yet more blows not too far away. This was the third pair of humpbacks! All the humpbacks were pretty chill today, maybe starting to stockpile their energy for their upcoming migration later this fall.
Identified whales included Fan, Spoon, Pylon, Victim, and Littlespot!
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