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Merry Christmas! – 12/25
Merry Christmas! Yesterday, the 21st of December, marked the winter solstice – the darkest day of the year. We had a dark, but still fantastic day. Under the polar night, all these encounters are so special. We always focus on going to areas with fewer boats, so we can have better encounters with more relaxed…
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Three Species in a Day – 3/11/23
There are some days when you do not need to go far to bump into whales. This morning, we could already see, driving down to the harbor, you could spot the blows from shore. However, the reality blew our minds. We went out, and there were whales everywhere. Orcas, where the eye could see, groups…
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Amazing Whale Watching Experience – 3/9/25
I went on a school trip to Tadoussac, a hub in Quebec for whale watching in the Saint Lawrence river. After visiting the whale interpretation center, we went on an excursion to go see whales, accompanied by naturalists. After a ride of about forty five minutes, we saw a blue whale blow in the distance.…
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End of Season – 1/25
By now, we have finished our 2024/2025 winter whale-watching season up North. The herring is already on the way out of the area. The past few days have been still busy with some herring hanging around the entrance of the fjord system, and we had terrific feedings with orcas, humpies, and fin whales. We want…
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Braid the Fin Whale – 1/8/22
Today I had the kind of unforgettable encounter every whale watcher dreams of while on a whale-watching boat in the waters off Provincetown. As the boat sat in neutral, unmoving, a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfaced off the starboard side, diving in our direction. Without thinking, I ran to the other side of the boat…