A perfect weather day I will post a few more in the morning so check back.
From Linda
A beautiful July 4 th spent on the water. Sounds pretty good to me! Add in seeing a whale and it sounds great. Within the inlet saw a Great Egret and then the nest with 1 Osprey present. Today’s adventure headed north out of the inlet and the beaches were packed. Around Long Branch a whale was spotted that was also seen yesterday. Danielle thought it might be a “new whale” making it # 257 (different whales in the area over a 10 year period). This whale showed his flukes(tail) several times. That always delights the crowd. On the pictures you can see some straight lines on his body which are probably scars from being entangled in rope or fishing gear. Also of interest, in several of the pictures you can see a light green or white color in the water that are the whales fins that he uses for swimming. The fins are actually white. After spending time with this whale it was time to return home. Interesting that yesterday there were so many dolphins but none today. Several passengers mentioned that they could not believe that there were whales off of the coast of NJ. People come from so many various locations for whale watching. Today there was someone from Delaware. Back to the inlet and this time the Black Crowned Night Heron was there under the bridge. It has become a game trying to spot him. A wonderful adventure on the 4th of July! Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday and made great memories!
July 3rd trip report whales dolphins and more
