Close Encounters of the Whale Kind

Today we had an exhilarating experience within minutes of leaving the dock.  A very curious whale approached our boat and spent 25 minutes circling our boat, swimming underneath us, and spy hopping right next to us (raising its head vertically out of the water).   It's hard to describe in words what it's like to be in a 22 foot boat next to a 45 foot animal! Check out the underwater footage our intern Gigi got with her GoPro.

Circling behind our boat

Laura photographing the friendly whale