The tour started in downtown Bar Harbor-what a difference in the amount of people since we were there in May! We got underway (like the nautical term?) at 9am and returned after 1pm so it was a nice long trip. The boat we went on was a catamaran and goes fast, the wake was quite pretty to watch behind the boat. The tour guide was excellent, had been doing this type of tour for over 30 years. He can tell the types of whales from long distances away by the water that comes out of the blowhole-each kind has a different pattern.
First we went out to an island called Petite Manan to see the puffins. They are cute little sea birds that are normally not seen near the shore. The have big orange beaks and feet. Not only do they fly, when they go under the water for food, they actually fly underwater too using their wings the same as in the air. Petite Manan is one of only 3-4 breeding places one the Atlantic coast-surprise, this breed is called the Atlantic Puffin. They were all over the place swimming & floating around but any picture you see is a zoom shot because they stay away from the boats.
First we went out to an island called Petite Manan to see the puffins. They are cute little sea birds that are normally not seen near the shore. The have big orange beaks and feet. Not only do they fly, when they go under the water for food, they actually fly underwater too using their wings the same as in the air. Petite Manan is one of only 3-4 breeding places one the Atlantic coast-surprise, this breed is called the Atlantic Puffin. They were all over the place swimming & floating around but any picture you see is a zoom shot because they stay away from the boats.
After watching them 10 minutes or so, we heading further out to sea, the beginning of the Bay of Fundy.
The whale is a magnificent mammal (it gives birth). There was a humpback whale named Arrowhead that decided to spend time with us. The other whales in the area besides the humpback are Minke & Right whales & of course the big Orcas. Arrowhead was about 45 ft long and weighed something like 60,000 pounds. That's a lot of body to keep fed. We got lots of pictures but mostly it was wanting to get a picture of the tail as it dived. I tried but got only water but you will see that Dwayn got a nice one. Might have been in the 80s in town but it was downright cold out to sea. Sweatshirt & jacket definitely needed.
Check out the pictures below & click to enlarge. I will add the rest of the trip in a couple days.
THE END OF A TALE OF A WHALE
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