The start of the week brought surprises, as all our trips do, with unique sightings to experience. On Monday morning, we started with a brief look at a basking shark before seeing a GREAT WHITE shark!
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| Basking shark. Its dorsal fin is on the left and its tail fin is on the right. |
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| Subsurface great white shark! |
While this photo may not be convincing, it's a great white shark, and our friends at the New England Aquarium confirmed the sighting. For those interested, our sighting information has been reported. We also saw an ocean sunfish before spending time with Entropy the humpback whale. Another beautiful morning on the calm seas and incredible sightings!
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| Ocean sunfish |
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| Humpback whale filtering out saltwater |
On Monday afternoon, we found ourselves in an area with spouts all around. At least three fin whales and two humpback whales were constantly changing directions. Even a basking shark popped up in the mix. These whales were moving so much, within minutes there would be a spout to see from any direction around the boat.
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Fin whale
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| Humpback whale (above and below) |
Tuesday's sea conditions were just as stunning; barely a breath of wind. Both trips provided such a variety of life! On Tuesday morning we saw an ocean sunfish, a basking shark, a minke whale, a fin whale, and five humpback whales.
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| We've been seeing plenty of ocean sunfish recently! |
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Minke whale
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Humpback whale
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Crow the fin whale was moving around and known humpback whales included Pinball, Entropy, Satula, and Spoon.
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| Crow the fin whale |
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| A crowd favorite, Pinball! |
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| The ocean was so calm while watching the whales! |
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| An uptick in shearwaters was seen today including Cory's shearwaters |
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