September 13-14, 2025

While whales were waiting for us offshore on Saturday, so was the wind (which has been a regular this month, quite unwelcome, and was not in the original forecast). Even in the waves, though, it is always impressive to watch whales move through the water with such ease. We started with a fin whale. While this whale wasn't spending too much time holding its breath, it was always surfacing in a different direction. 

Fin whale

We watched this whale for a bit before focusing our attention on another spout. This whale ended up being Pinball, the humpback whale. While watching this whale, a second fin whale surfaced nearby! The trip wrapped up with Satula, the humpback whale, moving in yet another direction.

Diving humpback whale

Fin whale

Satula

At long last, everything seemed to finally come together on Sunday. The skies were clear and the seas were calm (about time, Mother Nature, thank you!). Our first stop was on a pair of humpback whales, Fan and Repeat. These whales were being mellow, and we enjoyed watching them in the beautiful ocean. 

Humpback whale tail

Pair of humpback whales

Next on the list was a pod of approximately 30 Atlantic white-sided dolphins. This tight-knit group was casually on the move. 

Dolphins

We then spent time with humpback whales, Spoon and Valley. While these whales were mostly napping, Spoon flipper-slapped a couple times, and one of them even breached (missed on camera, but VERY impressive!)  

Spoon's flipper

We also found two fin whales, including Pacman, a quick look at minke whale passing us by, and three more humpback whales. So much to look at! 

Diving humpback whale

Fin whale

Trio of humpback whales

Quote joined up with Victim and Chromosome, and that's when more activity began. We saw flipper-slapping, tail breaching, and multiple head breaches in between napping sessions, of course. 😃 It was the full spectrum of behaviors, any one of them incredible to witness. 

Mid-tailbreach

Whale breach in flat calm seas