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| Fin back whale calf |
Glorious day for a whale watch! Temps in the high 60's and a brilliant blue sky. I have never been whale watching before. The only other chance I had to see whales was on the old Scotia Prince between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Portland, Maine. I slept through it. Turns out I'm not such a good sailor after all.
So, here I was now, packing sugared ginger and crackers just in case. Figured if I took Dramamine I'd fall asleep! (NOT an old wives' tale - ginger really does settle your stomach.)
Where to go for whale watching:
Odyssey Whale Watch out of Portland on Long Wharf. (20 minutes from here)
Cap'n Fish's out of Boothbay Harbor (45 minutes from here)
Bar Harbor Whale Watch out of Bar Harbor (not a day trip from here!)
Below are some photos I took from the Odyssey boat. My suggestion? Whale watch in June, July & August along the southern coast. Mid Coast and Down East from June thru September, possibly later. Of course, they are wild animals and they are not fed or coerced by humans to stay in a particular location. They go where the food goes so seeing whales is not guaranteed no matter when you go out.
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| Far off islands off the coast of Maine |
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| Spring Point Ledge Light |
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| Windjammer with Ft Scammell in the background. |
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| Bug Light in South Portland |
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Here is the second whale watch I went on - Cap'n Fish's boat the Pink Lady II -
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| Burnt Island Light Boothbay Harbor |
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| Cuckolds Light Boothbay Harbor |
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| Fin back whale |
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| Sailing in Boothbay Harbor |
And here's a photo from last year's puffin watch where I saw a pod of Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins.
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| Dolphin pod in Muscongus Bay |
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