Today we found some very lazy whales out on the Bank! We had another humpback mom and calf who were logging (or sleeping, for whales). Perhaps they were trying to get in a good last nap before their long trip south. We were able to get up very close to this pair and get some great looks! Since they were resting, and it was a calm day, we decided to shut off the boat's engine. It was such a unique occasion to just sit and listen to the water and these whales taking -- very loud -- breaths while they slept. We thought they might wake up a little, but they seemed to not be too interested in that. Like all wild animals, they just do what they want, when they want. It was a gorgeous day out on the water though, and a great (almost) last trip of the season!

~Jackie O'Mara, Naturalist

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