Monday, August 29, 2016

 Mother Nature treated us to a breezy day today which made for a bit of a wet ride, but the whales were still out there going about their business.  We started  our trip with a Fin whale who was taking dives lasting close to 10 minutes.  This whale, like yesterday's Fin whale, was also not arching it's back before taking a longer dive.  While we were waiting for this whale to resurface, we got a quick look at a Minke whale in amongst the waves.  Our next stop was to look at a pod of about 50 Atlantic White Sided Dolphins.  These animals were milling about, surfing in the waves a bit and also following another Fin whale for a while.  It is always so fun to have the opportunity to see a pod of these dolphins!  And the pod we saw today had at least 6 mother and calf pairs traveling along with them!  We were fortunate to find four more Fin whales after leaving the dolphins.  Some of the whales came up very close by the boat and impressed us with their immense size and graceful movements.  Overall, it was another beautiful day out on the ocean!!