Whale Watching in Gloucester

On our last day, we drove to Gloucester and did a whale watch. We were delighted to see four finback whales, four humpback whales, and later a mom and baby humpback whale. We were so close that we could smell the whale "breath" that they spouted. Yikes! Let's just say it's way worse than cat or dog breath. The finbacks kept their distance and swam so elegantly. The humpbacks put on quite a show as they did a coordinated feeding time of blowing bubble circles to gather the sand eels and then swimming up in the middle of the school to munch. The naturalist on board who narrated the tour was in awe of the amazing whale activity got to see all in one trip. She also knew the names of the humpbacks as their fins, markings, etc. all had been documented.

Boston and Cape Cod

This year we went to Boston for vacation. I went to the Int'l Dalcroze Conference June 23-26 at the Longy School and then the kids and CD joined me. We stayed with Pam, CD's cousin, and her husband Craig in Newton. We took in the New England Aquarium, Arnold Arboretum, & Boston Museum of Science. Then we went to PLymouth and then on to the Cape for three days/two nights and stayed on the Nantucket Sound beach. We enjoyed relaxing and, as you can see, making sand sculptures. We at lots of fresh seafood and gained lots of weight, too! On the way back from the cape, we stopped by some amazing tidal flats/marshland and saw the Edward Gorey house.