Today marked the final trip of the 2024 season. Our hardy passengers dealt with a little wind early on followed shortly by the raindrops all with cloudy skies and cool temperatures. While the brisk temperature didn't change, the rain mostly stopped, the wind calmed, and whales were to be seen. We started the trip with a pair of fin whales. These sleek and massive mammals were on the move!
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| Look at the waves and whitewater that were created by these fin whales moving through the water (above and below). They were on a mission! |
With some nice looks at the second largest animals on earth, we were off to do some more searching. Our searching efforts took longer than anticipated, but the only way to find these wild animals is to look for them. We ended the day by spending time with two humpback whales.
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| Humpback whale |
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| Humpback whale diving |
Humpback whales Solo and Patches were moseying around. Solo was seen napping for a short period. To our surprise, we got the chance to see Patches flipper slap multiple times. What a delightful, and unexpected, way to wrap up a season. Patches was "waving" goodbye (not really, that's anthropomorphizing whale behavior), but such a beautiful sight.
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| Patches flipper-slapping (above and below) |
It has been an unbelievable whale watching season. Even after more than 30 years of whale watching, the boat (and some of the crew!) saw sightings we had never seen before. So many memories to recall and all the result of our passengers. Thank you for joining us on each one of our whale watching adventures. Each sighting and day is a special moment, and we hope you enjoyed them all. Thanks to those of you who joined us for the first time, for our frequent flyers, and everyone in between! We are just as eager as you are to see what 2025 has in store for us, but until then, we will remember all the moments marine life left us speechless this season.😲😊 See you in 2025!
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