Another nice weather window for us occurred today so off we went searching for whales. In total, there were 4 Minke whales scattered around but unless you were looking in the right direction at the right moment it was a bit tricky watching them. They would dive and not return to the surface for a while making actual whale watching less than ideal. So instead we ventured over to a spout in the distance and checked out a Fin whale moving around the area.
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| First Fin whale of the day |
At one point this whale moved right towards us and surfaced close by getting a great appreciation of just how large Fin whales truly are.
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| Fin whale surfacing close to the boat |
Thanks to a well-trained whale-spotter passenger (thanks Nicole!) another spout was seen out towards the horizon. Soon we were headed that way and ending up coming across another Fin whale.
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| Fin whale spout |
This whale was spending only a few minutes below the waterline allowing for some great looks at this additional whale as well.
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| Fin whale #2 |
Tomorrow's forecast will be keeping us on land so stay tuned for next week when we will be back out on the water!
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