Cape Cod Whale Watching
We had signed up for a whale watching expedition with Captain John Boats in Plymouth, Massachusetts. We showed up about two hours early, so we had some time to see Plymouth Rock and visit a local winery. Parking is hard to find around that area (it’s very touristy), but the guy at the winery was nice enough to let us park in one of his reserved spots for the day. We tasted half a dozen wines and bought three bottles. We also managed to find some 12-month onesies for Aiden — one that said “Cape Cod” and one that said “Got Butter?” below a picture of a cartoon lobster.
The boat trip was four hours long. They tell you ahead of time to bring a jacket since the Atlantic winds can be brutally cold, but they don’t say anything about being exposed to the sun for long periods of time. My face and forearms got very burned. About an hour and a half into the trip, we started to see some whales. It was very cool, but they were pretty far away from the boat. The naturalist guide explained that these were wild animals and it was ultimately up to them on how close they got. We eventually found a whale that was known to the naturalist, named “Nile”, and her unnamed calf. They kept their distance and eventually the boat turned to find some more whales.
Right after we left, another whale watching boat got close to Nile and her calf. Nile swam right up next to the boat and turned over, showing her underside and fins. She then swam behind the boat and splashed her tail repeatedly. This was all well and good for the other boat, but our boat had been out at sea for three hours and only saw whales a mile away. Nile had totally dissed us. Our boat turned around to get a better look at Nile’s show, but she stopped by the time we got close enough to see her without maximum zoom on my camera. Defeated (and very jealous of the other boat), we turned around the headed for home. We were glad that we brought our jackets and left the shorts at home, since it was very cold out there on the way back.
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