I had said to some passengers a few days ago that they were on the best trip of the season so far. Well, I was wrong! On the Atlantic Queen we had a "grand slam" - My first of the season. We started out with Satula today who gave us some great looks. We moved off and met up with Sloop a female. As we looked around and there were blows in every direction, both the captain and I noticed alot of white water close by, we decieded to investigate. It turned out to be 4 enormous fin whales lunge feeding, not something you see everyday, it was truly amazing!
We left them to continue to feed and came across Sabot and her new calf also doing some feeding. As I was wrapping up, the captain got a call about some Atlantic white sided dolphins up ahead, so of course we needed to go see these small toothed whales! There was a pod of about 20-30 in the nursery pod, they leaped and played and showed us their incredible speed and agility. If you have not come out yet, you really should. We never know what each day has in store for us, but so far it really has been fantastic!
Great passengers today and congratulations to Emma who won our raffle today.
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I was on the trip Tuesday July 5th, and it was one I will long remember! I have been on numerous whale watches, but this was one of the best. Once we reached our target area the action was nonstop, with blows visible in all directions; even as we were enjoying a up close and personal experience with our subjects only yards from the boat.
The commentary from our on board naturalist, Patty Adell, only heightened the experience, putting interesting information about our subjects into prospective that all aboard, including little ones, could easily comprehend.
I had a nice chat with a couple of the deck hands while on the trip, both recent college graduates, one a economics major, and the other, a wildlife ecology major, whom I quizzed on the botanical names of species of trees in New England.
There is a font of knowledge represented in this small tight knit group of professionals, hidden just under the surface of shorts and Tevas, only to be discovered by asking a few questions.
I was on the trip Tuesday July 5th, and it was one I will long remember! I have been on numerous whale watches, but this was one of the best. Once we reached our target area the action was nonstop, with blows visible in all directions; even as we were enjoying a up close and personal experience with our subjects only yards from the boat.
The commentary from our on board naturalist, Patty Adell, only heightened the experience, putting interesting information about our subjects into prospective that all aboard, including little ones, could easily comprehend.
I had a nice chat with a couple of the deck hands while on the trip, both recent college graduates, one a economics major, and the other, a wildlife ecology major, whom I quizzed on the botanical names of species of trees in New England.
There is a font of knowledge represented in this small tight knit group of professionals, hidden just under the surface of shorts and Tevas, only to be discovered by asking a few questions.
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