Mon Aug 4 – Whale Watching

Awe Inspiring!

What an amazing trip! We headed to an area where whales used to be incredible prevalent for many years, and where whale had been the day before as well as the past weeks. It took a while to get there, and on a day with unlimited visibility, we began seeing whales from several miles away. Humpback whales, finback whales, and short-beaked common dolphins were around us, next to us, under us for several hours. Our senior scientist/naturalist, Dr. Artie Kopelman, is still going through almost 1500 high resolution photos for good views of feeding and other behaviors, as well as photoidentification.  We saw whales in every direction but couldn’t get to all of them.  A more detailed list will come out in a few days. Don’t forget to make your reservations. We sail Sunday, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and will begin adding Saturdays soon.

8-12 finback whales

4-6 humpback whales

~1000 short-beaked common dolphins

200 great shearwaters

70 Cory’s shearwaters

70 Wilson’s storm petrels

Photos will be available soon