On both our trips on Saturday we spent time with three different humpback whales. Nile, and recent newcomer Downsweep, were looping around the waters. This pair was in one spot on our morning trip and miles away from that location on our second trip.
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Lobtail by Nile
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Downsweep and Nile from the morning trip (above and below)
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Whales are wild animals and are on their own schedules so we are always grateful for their time spent in our small section of the Gulf of Maine.
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Nile our on afternoon trip
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We also came across a whale that Blue Ocean Society documented in 2019. Welcome back friend! No name has officially been given to this whale, but with another year of sightings, we are excited to see it safely return to the feeding grounds.
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Return visitor from 2019!
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Sunday morning's breeze wasn't much reprieve from the already toasty conditions on land. Nonetheless, spending time on the ocean almost always provides some cool-down factor. On the morning trip three humpback whales were seen as we spent time with two of them and saw the third out in the distance.
The wind started to calm itself down in the afternoon. A fin whale briefly made itself known early in the trip but decided to disappear as quickly as it appeared. One of the same humpback whales from the morning was nearby as we watched this whale circle and lunge a few times for an afternoon snack!
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