Aug 1, 2024

Yesterday, July 31, we stayed at the dock due to high winds and rough seas. Fortunately, Thursday morning was much nicer with just a long swell coming in from the SE. 

We saw a small group of Atlantic white-sided dolphins to start off our trip, but these speedy critters had other things on their mind. A small harbor seal pup surfaced nearby as we were waiting for the dolphins to reappear.  Then we found a huge fin whale taking short dives and surfacing sporadically. 

After a bit more traveling, a few humpback whales surfaced along with another fin whale and a very social minke whale! Satula was the first whale we saw. He came up close to the boat briefly before moving on to find more food.

Next we saw a pair of humpbacks, Clamp and her calf! The calf was on its own for a bit while Clamp was busy feeding subsurface. They eventually rejoined and moved off on their merry way. 

Our trip home saw some harbor porpoises, an ocean sunfish and another small group of dolphins! 

Stay tuned for details from the afternoon trip on Aug 1!