7/9/08
Day 1
Today we woke up on land, said good bye to the other whale group and went to a professional, commercial whale watch. We saw a total of 12 whales: three fin whales, 1 minke whale, and eight humpback whales. It was amazing! Three times a whale got within 50 feet of the boat! Almost a dozen times a whale calf breached! The ship we were on traveled to Stellwagen Bank, where we saw all these whales. After about four hours we went back to the dock. We had an ice breaker with the Lady Maryland crew, the loaded our luggage on the ship. We had lunch, had orientation,, then set out on the Lady Maryland. We sailed out to the mouth of the harbor, set anchor, and had dinner. Afterwards, we learned a little bit about how the ship worked. Near the end of the day, we talked about watched through the night and had some free time before hitting the sack. Throughout the night, one hour shifts were chosen. Each shift was composed of two students and one crew member. It total, it was a great way to start a great trip.
Written by Devon Umstead
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