We had a great first day of October on the water! It was a chilly day, and we were able to find some fun whales out on the Bank. Our first whales of the day were a pair of humpbacks traveling quickly. We were able to get some good looks at them, and it was very cool to see these whales moving fast against the wind and waves! We then found an individual whale, that I think was Colt based on a photo from one of our passengers. We saw a few dives from this whale before moving on to a mother and calf pair. Mom did not fluke for us, but based on some other features, we thought that it was Lavalier and her calf. This pair gave us some great looks, with the calf coming very close to the boat several times to check us out, and with mom giving us a big tail breach! While all of this was going on, there were several other humpbacks all around our boat, giving us a lot to look at!

~Jackie O'Mara, Naturalist

We had a gorgeous day today and saw a ton of whales! On our AM trip, we had a few regulars at first: Lavalier and her calf traveling with an escort! This trio treated us to some great looks. Lavalier and the escort went on a few dives, with the little calf trying to keep up with the grown-ups. We then found a pair of humpbacks, one of which was Rune. We only got a quick look at these whales, who were going on very deep dives, before we had to head home. On the way home, however, we spotted a humpback tail breaching and tail lobbing! Taking a few extra minutes to check out this show, we were able to ID this whale as Banyan, who I don't think we've seen yet this season!

~Jackie O'Mara, Naturalist, Photo of Banyan

As soon as we boarded the boat, the clouds cleared and it was a beautiful day! It only got better once we reached the bank. The was so much sand lance in the water, and whales feeding no matter where we looked! We got some amazing close looks at a minke, saw Lavalier and her calf kick feeding, and had a whole bunch of bubble nets and open mouths from other humpbacks in the area.
~ Emily Griffin, Naturalist