Wednesday, August 4, 2021

 Wednesday, August 4, 2021

 Today was overcast but glassy calm in the morning!  We spotted a really small minke whale near the Isles of Shoals, passed by a few harbor porpoises and seals before encountering a pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins. Sea conditions were perfect for viewing these animals as they swam close to the boat. We could see them perfectly under the water!

Moving on, we found some humpback whales including Jawa and Frost, together again. Clamp was also in the area along with Pixar and Wigwam.

Pinball was spotted briefly but was moving around quite a bit making it difficult to get any good photos of her.

 In the distance we saw a humpback whale flipper-slapping, showing off its long, white pectoral fin!

 

During the afternoon trip, we also passed by some harbor porpoises and seals just inside of the Isles of Shoals. Then we spotted a small fin moving back and forth. This was an ocean sunfish! We got great looks at this large sun-loving fish before moving further offshore. 

A large pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins raced around us and even played in our wake for a  bit.

 

Then we found the humpback whales. Wigwam unpredictably breached several times and was accompanied by Mogul for a bit. Sword, Tripod, Pixar and Pinball were all together briefly before going their separate ways. A few other humpback whales were in the area too as well as a minke whale.

It was a lovely day to be on the ocean!