Go Go Jeffrey's Ledge!

Wow! What a day aboard the Granite State. We started in the morning with flat, clam seas and bright sunshine. We found 5 Adult Humpback whales, including Tornado, Valley, Quote, Flask, and Satula! Yes, I said Satula. This humpback was seen last week, by the Prince of Whales, but I had yet to see him for myself, until today. We didn't see him last season and we were all worried that perhaps something had happened to him. Now that he is back, we are happy to know that he is safe and sound. It was great to see two of our adopt-a-whales out on the Ledge this morning. We also found Atlantic White Sided Dolphins and Minke whales throughout the trip. On our way home, we found Fin whales lunging after food along the surface of the water. It was a fantastic morning and we could not wait to get back out there in the afternoon.











The afternoon started with beautiful weather and lots of Fin whales. We found a total of about 12, including 2 different trios. One of my favorite moments of the afternoon was when two of the Fin whales surfaced, lunging through the water together. Seeing two 70-ft. animals cooperatively feed is quite a sight. Here is one of them on it's side with a pectoral fin above the surface. Fin whales being the only asymetrically colored mammals in the world, use the white coloration along their right side as a scare tactic to help corral fish.








It was a spectacular sight, as the second whale began to turn as well and both were taking in large amounts of herring. A Third Fin whale joined the pair a short time after to take in an afternoon snack as well. We decided to move on in seach of other whales...and boy, did we find them. As we travelled closer to the Ledge, Fin whales were surfacing everywhere. There were more whales then we could actually look at. A little later in the afternoon we found a single Humpback whale named Solas and then ended our trip with two other Humback whales, Tripod and Chromosome. Tripod and chromosome were helping each other bubble feed, surfacing together with mouths full of fish.






What a day on the Ledge. We are anxious to go back out tomorrow morning. I wonder who we will find??