These last few weeks and particularly this last week, Marije and I have been so busy with the move, that today we decided to take a well-deserved break from everything, to spend a day on the water with our friends on the Molly Bawn. This was our very last outing on the water and it had everything you could ever want from a whale watching trip in Newfoundland, it was unbelievable!
We saw puffins, we saw eagles, we saw whales, we saw icebergs and we saw dolphins. Then we saw more whales, too much whales to count in fact. You know how you say “there’s a whale at twelve o’clock” to indicate there’s one in front of you? Well, we had whales around the clock, they surrounded the boat! We had lots of close encounters too, whales swimming alongside the boat, going underneath the boat, circling the boat again and again, it was ridiculous. Marije had never seen whales like this before, what a great final performance, and that’s not even the end of it.
The dolphins I mentioned earlier, they came bow-riding with us! Marije and I were both right on top of them, we were able to see them clear as day, it was amazing. In the distance we saw humpbacks breaching, and when we approached the iceberg we saw earlier, it rolled over! Yes, crazy, but it was just that kind of day. When we drifted the boat through the ice-field, all the little pieces of ice were fizzing and crackling in the ocean.
Here are some photos of this unbelievable day on the water:
Bowriding dolphins – Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
A humpback whale surfaces – Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
Puffin – Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
Iceberg – Brigus South
Collecting pieces of iceberg – Brigus South
Humpback whale detail – Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
Two humpbacks – Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
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all of your fans here in internet land sent cards around to the whales, dolphins, etc to see if the critters would give you the farewell you deserve. looks like they pulled it off. the iceberg was bonus. fare winds, safe travels.
Thank you Molly for sending out all those cards, it really paid off!! 😉
It’s as if all of nature got together and said, ‘we’ll give them a send off they’ll never forget, wish them the very best on the other coast’. And that’s what made your day so perfect. Safe travel my friend, looking forward to hearing from you soon….Bess from Massachusetts
Thanks Bess, yes it was a perfect day that will keep us smiling right across Canada!
I don’ t know if I say it right but this is the goodbye from Newfoundland you two deserve, from the wonderful land and all those animals who life there. What a great day it was!
Yes it was a spectacular send-off, I’m so glad we got to enjoy the whales one last time!
I’ve been enjoying your time in Newfoundland, as a native of that place who now lives elsewhere. I love seeing my home through your eyes and words. Thank-you for that gift!
You are very welcome!