July 13, 2024
Saturday morning, we found three species of baleen whales as
well as some harbor porpoises and elusive basking sharks! The rain and fog were
no match for our expert eyes, and some help from a guest on the bow!
We passed by a small group of harbor porpoises before stopping on a basking shark. As we were waiting for the shark to reappear, a minke whale popped up! This minke surfaced close to us several times, although the basking shark wasn’t relocated.
Minke Whale
Then we saw a blow from a large whale. This was a humpback
whale named Polaris! We haven’t seen Polaris since 2009 so this was an exciting
sighting for us!
Humpback Whale
On our way home, a guest on the bow pointed out a whale
behind us. This turned out to be a large fin whale! We got a few looks at this
animal before heading back for the harbor.
Fin Whale
Saturday afternoon, we also passed by a small group of harbor
porpoises before finding the larger whales. Our first whale was a minke whale followed
by a humpback whale named Footfall. We hung out with the humpback for a bit and
then continued along.
Minke Whale Humpback Whale
We then found two fin whales, the second largest species of
whale ever!! At one point, one of these whales surfaced right next to us! Super
cool!
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| Fin Whale |
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| Fin Whale |
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| Fin Whale |
On our way home, we relocated Footfall briefly, and then saw a few bluefin tuna splashing just a few miles offshore!
We are heading back out tomorrow morning! I can't wait to see what shows up!
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