July 22, 2021

 7-22-2021

Today was pretty awesome! On our morning trip we left the harbor to find a washing-machine like ocean. The water did calm down somewhat when we found whales, and boy, did we find whales! We were able to spend time with 12 humpbacks. Our first whale was Owl, who we have been seeing a lot of lately.

We continued on and found ourselves surrounded by very active whales. There were even a few breaches, but sadly we were unable to capture them on film. The whales around us included Sedge, Clamp, Sword, Jawa, and Quote. We spent a little time with these whales before searching in a different area. An ocean sunfish joined us in between the whales’ dives

We then found Spoon and Chromosome. Spoon gave us some great looks at her massive pectoral flippers as she slapped them on the surface of the water. She even did this right off of our starboard side, letting us hear how truly loud this can be!

We still had some time left and decided to search a little more. We soon found ourselves with more whales! Satula was off in the distance, and we got some great looks at Tornado and Frost. One of these last two whales breached and flipper slapped. It was a very active morning!

In the afternoon we headed back to the same area and found much calmer seas. We spotted a harbor seal on the way out. We then found Sedge and Owl before coming across a small pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins.

We then headed to a different area, where we again found Clamp, Satula, and Jawa. A cute little gray seal also popped up to say hello. There were also a couple of minke whales in the area. 

We ended our trip with two more humpbacks bringing the grand total to seven for the afternoon trip. Neither of these whales gave us a good look at their flukes, so we’re still trying to identify them. All-in-all it was a beautiful day on the water with perfect weather and lots of whales!