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.