Hoping everyone enjoyed their Fourth of July celebrations! Our first stop of the day on Saturday morning was on a fin whale. Unbeknownst to us, this whale had other plans. After waiting and waiting for this whale to resurface, we decided to press on. Instead, further offshore, we spent time with four humpback whales, including a trio napping! Individuals included Clamp, Fan, Spoon, and Quote.
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| Humpback whales diving (above and below) |
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Pair of humpback whales
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During our time offshore, we also saw two ocean sunfish and a harbor seal.
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Ocean sunfish
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| Harbor seal checking us out |
On Saturday afternoon, there were no marine mammals on our side. Whether checking areas where whales have been or stopping for one to resurface, whale gazing was not working. We look forward to seeing our passengers again for another try!
On Sunday morning, we checked out two of the at least four ocean sunfish we sighted during our travels.
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| Ocean sunfish |
We also got a chance to watch three different humpback whales - Highlighter, Valley, and Pinball. Highlighter and Pinball were chowing down on bait fish as we witnessed some impressive lunge feeding bouts, and even an unexpected breach from Pinball!
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| Highlighter feeding at the surface |
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| Valley |
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| Pinball |
On Sunday afternoon, we started with Pinball, who was sporadically lunge feeding. So incredible to watch whales be whales; wild and beautiful.
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| Pinball! |
During our travels home, we found a pair of humpback whales, Fan and Clamp. A pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins surrounded these two whales. What a way to wrap up a day on the open ocean!
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| Dolphins and humpbacks 💙 (above and below) |
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