Finally, the weather was nice enough to allow us a nice day to take our first whale watch of the season with Cape Ann Whale Watch on Main St. The experience is always great starting with plenty of free parking, picking up boarding passes and historical/nature tidbits offered throughout by staff. I had hoped to see feeding behaviors and boy, did that dream come true in a BIG way. We saw humpbacks Sundown, Aerospace, Pox, Music and Iron but Sundown stole the show. Sundown has a distinct pattern of kickfeeding which scientist Tina clearly explained to all of us. Most of these photos are of Sundown and his bird companions hoping to steal a bit. Sundown spent time pretty close to the boat and Capt John did a great job keeping an appropriate distance but whales are unpredictable and we were graced with several viewing opportunities fairly close by. We appreciated the invitation to the wheelhouse to view the activity from that vantage point. If you haven’t been lately, you really should go out there and experience these wonders right off our own coast. Thank you Capt Jim D; Capt John C; Tina, Sara, Michael and Joth. Outstanding. This trip will live in my top 3 ever whale adventures which include Alaska AND Cape Ann Whale Watch! Additional story details and photos at Pat D’s Photos and Adventures on Facebook. Check it out! It was challenging to select just these few from the 1600+ images taken so check out the others.
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