This is Division a
Humpback Whale. He's stopping for a few months to feed off the little buggers at Stellwagon Bank. This was my first time ever on a Whale Watch. Chartered by the
New England Aquarium and staffed by
Boston's Best Cruises. This trip was very populated and I wasn't able to get a lot of pictures, but a mother and calf Humpback came right to the boat... right next to it, and the calf was half the length of the boat. The mother was making little splashes with her mouth next to him like "look at my kid, he's getting so big!" all smiles. They are SO FRIENDLY!! There were some Fin whales out there as well on this trip that were doing spins in the water showing us thier flippers, which I am sure they were showing us thier well practiced water ballet.
As luck would have it, I was able to go out twice in one day, which is when I was able to snap all the pictures I'm posting. Jodie and John were able to go on the sunset cruise. They missed the 2pm by five minutes which made it possible for me to take the sunset cruise, as they bought me a ticket, a sweatshirt (my first BOSTON sweatshirt! I'll wear it until it's holey), and some luck! On that second time out, the whales (Mom, Dad, and Calf) were much more playful. 2 full
breaches,
waving at the boat, and a some
fluke action. I'll be getting a CD of John and Jodie's photos, where I can show you the fluke of Division. Our trip will be on the NEAQ's website
here in few days. I'll let you know when it's up!
Happy world oceans day!!
Next Time I'll be doing this.
