September whale watching trip report WOW

Breaching whale Manasquan New Jersey

What a gorgeous day. The water, sky, people, and everything was perfect! Headed south to Manasquan where there was a report of a whale. We Got down there and thought I saw a spout but then nothing, so I thought I was imagining things. About 10 minutes later, I saw the back of the whale in that area. As we approached but still a nice distance away, the whale breached! Wow, wow, wow! Not only that. We soon discovered another whale in the area, a minke whale! The minke is a smaller whale; you usually see it, and then it is gone. Not today! We were able to watch him for a while! In fact, on the way back to port, he breached out of the water and you heard the thud as he landed back into the water!
It was interesting watching these 2 whales as at times they were within the same general area and other times, they were on opposite sides of the boat. Our humpback whale would usually spout 3 consecutive times and then take a dive. He did not always show his tail but we had several nice displays of his tail.
In addition to the humpback and minke whale, we saw sharks, sand sharks, cow-nosed rays, osprey, fish jumping out of the water, and dolphins just as we approached the inlet. What a crazy late afternoon.
Everyone was so excited by this trip. I am not sure who had a better time, the adults or the kids