Weekend with whales we know all too well…
Summer and Fall season in Monterey Bay bring in hundreds of Humpback Whales to the area and there are some that stick with us over the course of the season. Memorable ones, so to say.
On Saturday afternoon we encountered “Fluke Skywalker.” This humpback whale calf lets her presence be known. Tail-throwing, breaching, and friendly encounters are common with this young whale while her mom, Aurora is seen lunge feeding nearby. Saturday afternoon trip started off the same, Captain Danny sighted young skywalker breaching and we approached carefully. We knew her mom was around but didn’t quite know her location. Moments later, Aurora made her presence known and breached 100 yards off the front of the Pacifica. Full body twist from a 40 ton animal. Incredible.
On Sunday’s trip, our boat had a lot of first time whale watchers and they got to see tail-lobes and tail slaps from the 2020/2021 calf of “Miracle.” We also encountered another mom and calf pair, “Direwolf” and her calf gave guests a beautiful double fluke up dive close to the boat. The ooh and ahhs from our passengers never get old. It was a fun and beautiful weekend out at sea.
– Naturalist Amanda
