So, the four of us, plus my parents went on the whale watch yesterday, which was FOUR hours long. On a SUPER hot day, it was a great activity. The kids learned so much about whales and their behaviors. Our boat had two naturalists on board, who talked first about Gloucester Harbor, and then about the whales. What types of whales are up here, their feeding habits, their mating habits. It was very interesting. For instance, the female whales teach the calves how to feed, and where to find the food. So if the dad is from Norway and the mom is from New England, the calf will learn how to eat and migrate to Stellwagen bank. Female whales are larger than male whales. Baby whales are not named until their second season at Stellwagen.
At first we saw LUKOS the whale and her baby, and then we traveled to see Cosmos, where we watched him gather his fish and then eat it.
I highly recommend this whale watch. There was no reason to take a jacket, since it was 90+ degrees at the coast. It was about 70 degrees out at the bank.
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