
Two of six Fin whale spotted this morning
It seemed we couldn't go more than a few minutes before sighting another spout from a large whale wherever our travels took us! Fin whales were circling the area and many of our Humpback whales were constantly surfacing with their lower jaws bulging at the seams as they were filtering out gallons of salt water and trapping all the fish inside! We even had a few opportunities to watch these whales surface right alongside the boat filtering water as they came up and truly getting a sense of just how large these mammals are.
Our afternoon trip was similar in the fact that we also saw Fin whales and Humpback whales. Unfortunately it took us a bit of time to find them as we came into an area where fog had settled in. As we slowly moved through the area in hopes of relocating some, or any, of the same animals we had seen in the morning we spotted a whale just ahead! Talk about being in the right place at the right time as the next time this Humpback whale surfaced it was only feet from the boat, its mouth fully extended indicating a mouthful of lots of salt water and food!

In no time flat, not only had the fog lifted but we started to see other exhalations not far away! In all we saw 2 Fin whales and 2 Humpback whales this afternoon. The Fin whales appeared to be traveling through the area and not spending much time at the surface but we did get a couple nice glimpses as one passed alongside our boat during this afternoon's trip. Our other Humpback whale spent much of its time at the surface of the water and was also documented to be filtering water, indicating lots of whales actively feeding in the area.

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