More Whale Watching Photos

Like the human fingerprint, no two humpback tails are alike and the unique patterns are used to identify individual whales. Here is the boat that took us out, part of the Dolphin Fleet.

Whale Watching in Provincetown

This view of Provincetown was taken from the Dolphin VIII as we motored out toward the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. At the edge of Cape Cod we saw a mother and her calf feeding. Two others were "logging," which is as close to sleep as whales get since their breathing is voluntary. They were just floating along the surface and we were able to get very close. In all we saw six Humpbacks and a few Finback and Minke whales as well. Their size, power and grace is unbelievable. After getting back, I stopped at a bar over-looking the bay and met a Scotsman who's the owner of a local restaurant, The Pig, and a female bartender who's lived in Provincetown for over twenty years and got the inside scoop on local politics.