This morning, with glassy calm seas, we headed out to where
we left the whales yesterday afternoon, hoping that they’d still be in the
area. Whales do move around quite a bit so we can never be sure where they will
go overnight. Well, we were lucky once again and found 8 humpback whales in the
immediate area, and several more a bit further out. We watched as a pair of
whales slowly swam along the boat at the surface, not bothering to dive. Then we watched a humpback named Buzzard for
a bit before continuing on to look for any other whales in the area.
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| Buzzard |
We found
another pair, identified as Raccoon and Fleck, and then we passed by Pasta on
our way in. Pasta was a first for me! We also passed by a big fin whale and spotted several minke whales
throughout the trip.
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| Raccoon |
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| Pasta |
This afternoon, the wind picked up a bit, but the further
offshore we got, the less it blew! We ended up back in the same area as the
morning trip, but saw all different humpback whales! It’s a bit of a ride to
get out there, but it is worth the trek! Whales were in all directions, and
they were active! We could see breaching and flipper slapping in the distance,
but that’s not it! One of our whales
breached three times close to the boat!
We found a mother whale with her new
calf who was apparently nursing, several other pairs of whales and even a trio
of whales!
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| Mother and calf |
One of these whales, Plateau, did a quick tail breach, too! So many
whales!
However, I think the best
sighting of the day was a whale that we saw on our ride home. From a distance,
we could see it breaching. The closer we got, the more breaches it did. Then it
stopped to tail-lob over and over. But this wasn’t just any humpback whale.
This was Satula, one of Blue Ocean Society’s adoptable whales!! We never saw
Satula last year so it was a happy relief to have him back in the neighborhood,
and being so active!
The only bad part
was that we were out of time and couldn’t stop and spend much time with him.
Hopefully we’ll see Satula again soon!
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