Linda writes:
So often people say, “someday I want to go whale watching”. Today was that “someday” that you should have went whale watching! Perfect weather day: cloudless sky, nice temperature, calm ocean! That alone was priceless!
Jersey Girl headed north out of the inlet, and to tell the truth, I was hoping to see a whale within minutes because so many humpback whales have been in the area between Belmar to Sandy Hook. It didn’t happen that quickly but we went past Asbury Park and up the coast. Plenty of people on the beach soaking up the sun and getting a head start on the weekend. Past Long Branch, suddenly we slowed and stopped and sure enough, there was a humpback whale. Then it decided to look around, checked us out. He did it several times, spy hoping us. Guess we were okay as he showed us his tail and then later breached! This was whale 311 in the Catalogue. Another whale was to the east so we went to see him. He also showed his tail when he dove, did a lunge feed and swam with dolphins! Funny, at one point the whale was to our 9 o’clock position and dolphins to 10-12 o’clock. Which do you watch? It was exciting. We figured the dolphins and whales were in cahoots and were playing with us to keep us distracted. We went back towards the first whale but it was time to head back to Belmar. Suddenly, a whale was towards the beach and breached. What a great finish from the whales! This trip, we saw osprey, including one who had dinner, at least 2 humpback whales, very active dolphins and the Bkack crowned night heron. An awesome whale watching Friday. Make your someday happen. Book a trip on Jersey Girl and experience nature’s majestic whales as well as all of the wildlife out there. See you soon!
Saturday whale watching May 27th Belmar report
