Whale Watching

During our first whale watching expedition four or five years ago, we happened to come across a few humpback whales, one of the more common varieties found off the coast of Cape Cod. During that first venture, we were lucky enough to come across a few whales meandering along occasionally popping their backs above the water.

This year’s marine safari began a similar fashion. Twenty five minutes or so out of Provincetown Harbor we came upon a whale bobbing along poking its dorsal fin out of the water.
We quickly realized however, that our adventure this year was going to be a bit more exciting as we came upon a dozen or so individual humpbacks.

The whales scoop up vast amounts of water, and with it, food, as they approach the surface.
As the morning progressed, the whales continued to impress us with their performance. Whales use a variety of techniques to feed, including slapping their fins on the water giving the effect that they are waving. Humpbacks are well known for their ability to leap from the water before gravity brings them crashing back in a tremendous splash. Breaching is not exactly an activity most whale watchers see every day. Below the whale strikes the water.