Thanks to Groupon and the fact that we didn't have to do major long runs last weekend,
we were able to cross another big one off our New England bucket list;
Whale watching.
In my 30 years of life before this trip I had never seen a whale in the wild before.
It was awesome, like, literally filled me with awe. : )
We brought the kiddos because they're cute and funny and we figured if people got bored of looking at whales they could stare at our kids and be entertained. ; )
As we headed out to sea I had a smile on my face and was feeling good.
I probably should've brought some Dramamine though because after a few minutes on the boat I started to feel some sea sickness coming on. During the hour ride to where the whale's feed I definitely struggled.
Luckily the kids didn't get sick and enjoyed the sea breeze and the gorgeous weather on an unusually warm and sunny October day.
They brought one of their favorite books, The Snail and the Whale to keep them entertained on the boat and to pump them up for whale sightings.
Mostly they just liked hanging out on the deck and watching the ocean whiz by.
About an hour out to sea the captain spotted some whales. The boat slowed down and everyone clambered out to the deck to see.
Sure enough, out in the distance we saw whales! 3 humpbacks swimming towards our boat.
They got closer until they were only a few yards away.
The girls were FA-REAKING out! Every time a tail popped up they squealed and screamed. Taber actually caught a little video of it and it's the cutest thing! I posted it below so you can hear their excitement and also if you listen closely, some of Cam's non-excitment. He was a little tired and cranky at that point. The first 30 seconds is the girls freaking out and the last 25 seconds shows a few shots of the whales.
We watched the humpbacks for close to an hour and also saw a minke whale, a molo molo (which is a huge fish that looks like a shark) and some big crazy tuna's that were doing wild flips and jumps out of the water.
All that whale watching really wiped the girls out and they crashed hard on the ride back to shore.
When we got back on land and my stomach had a chance to settle again, we stopped at a really yummy restaurant called Passport for a late lunch/early dinner.
Taber ordered a lobster roll (which normally I'm not a fan of) but he let me try it and it was AMAZING. Finally a lobster roll that lives up to the hype!
And then we ended our excursion with ice cream because that always just feels like the right thing to do. : ) Definitely glad we bought the Groupon and got to see such amazing animals in the wild. I would highly recommend it to anyone but if you're a motion sickness light weight like me, don't forget the Dramamine ; )
10 comments:
Yea for Groupon! Love that site!
I want to go too. Looks like so much fun! You got some great pics of the family there.
I like how you end the day with ice cream. That's one of the reasons why you are my friend.
I bet it was nice to just spend a Saturday relaxing instead of running! I wish I could go whale watching instead of running... although, I am a bit of a light weight so Dramamine would be a must for me too! :) All the pics were super cute. Especially Brinley's "I love ice cream face!"
That looks like so much fun! And I'm so jealous of all the yummy seafood you guys get to eat! I bet your girls will never forget that trip!
That is seriously so so cool. I am totally jealous. You guys do some awesome stuff on the weekends...we need to take a page from your book and start doing stuff like this! What great memories!
What a neat outing! You guys always have so much fun!
What a great day. I love Groupon! That lobster roll looked pretty good to me. Dope experience.
That is seriously amazing. I've always wanted to see a big whale (from a sensible distance). After our Mexico study abroad, Meredith and I went to this little town near Puerto Vallarta to go "deep sea fishing" and it was a little canoe (I swear) with this tiny motor and I'm not joking when I say I puked 4 times, so I think I am land bound. Glad to hear that dramamine really worked. I'll have to try that someday if I ever get up the guts to do the ocean thing again. The pics are amazing and it looks like something your fam will never forget!
So. Awesome. If we ever get out there to see you guys we have to do this. Everywhere we go (Seattle, Alaska, Boston) I have wanted to go on a whale watching cruise and it has never worked out. One of these days!!!
How fun! Looks like you got to see some whales really close! Very cool.
That is so cool! I've always wanted to go whale watching. We thought about doing it when we were in Maine, but we didn't have enough time. I can't believe how close you guys got! I love how excited your girls were. And the pictures of them sleeping on the way back are super cute. My kids would have absolutely loved that - the boat would be exciting enough, and then to add the huge whales on top of it!
I'm glad I know what a lobster roll is - I remember seeing those on the menu in Maine, but I had no idea what they were.
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