go whale watching

Did this while I was traveling around Australia. Spent 2 and a half hours on the boat somewhere near Perth and only saw one whale the whole time. It was worth it just for that though, and I got to spend time with my uncle Andy who lives out in Oz and decided to join me for this trip.

My husband and I were going to take a train ride on the Maine Coast, but couldn’t find the depot. We ended up driving a little further down and going whale-watching instead. In spite of it raining a little (which it did all week), it was quite a lovely boat ride. We got a pretty close view (15 feet) of a couple of fin whales, along with a sighting of a group of porpoises, a couple of seals that came reasonably close to the boat, and a whole bunch more sunning themselves and playing on a group of rocks.

Definitely worth doing.

wanted to do this. I live in Western MA, so I’d have to travel quite a few hours to get to the ocean…
My parents have done this several times, and I know at least one time that they didn’t see a single whale (sigh)... A lot of money for nothing.

Went Whale watching on a huge sailboat this weekend in St. Andrews, NB. It was amazing! It was rainy and wet and freezing out on the water, but the whales were well worth it. (holy alliteration) We saw a mom and baby fin back whale that were surfacing together, it was beautiful. We saw about 10 fin back whales all together, and I was so excited every time they surfaced, I felt like I was a kid. Pure joy. Ya gotta do it.
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I went whale watching with a friend yesterday, for the first time ever. It was through the New England Aquarium. We went out to Stellwagen Bank and got some good, close-up looks.

It was a little frustrating because some of interesting action took place on the port side, and we were on the starboard side. Even with that, we did get to observe a lot of activity from several groups of humpback whales. The naturalist had an informative patter, interspersed with a corny sense of humor.

This is an experience I want to repeat! I recommend it highly!

I went a few years ago with my family and granparents, and it was good. Although didn’t get any photos, and the whales didn’t do much breaching. So will just have to go again one day.

I have been told that Cape Cod has the best whale watching sites?

I have also heard Alaska Cruise lines has whale watching excursions…

Yes hopefully will see some whales on my holiday to canada in september

Finally went to St. Andrews (New Brunswick) to go whale watching. I’ve wanted to go since I moved to Fredericton years ago. It was amazing, saw two huge fin whales right off the side of the ship – AMAZING! Also saw porpoises along side, harp seals and bald eagles. Definitely worth the money!

That’s what’s great about living on the west coast of BC.
I’m not religious but I have to say it was a really spiritual experience—being so close to whales and us down low in the water in a wee zodiac. Totally thrilling.
Make sure to go with actual marine biologists though and not just a commercial group—so you don’t end up chasing the whales down. Most companies have location systems so they can zoom out to an area with whales, but the biologists are usually the ones with the grace and patience to sit and wait until the whales come to you.
Orcas, humpbacks, greys, all pretty damn magnificent. And an experience that usually makes you into a whale activist if you aren’t one already.