It has been two days since our last blog post, and a busy two days it has been! We spent two nights in Gloucester Massachusets, one night at anchor and one night tied alongside the schooner Adventure. We explored the Gloucester Historic Maritime Center, where we learned about whale feeding and migration habits. We got to go to the aquarium and see a rare blue lobster! After that students had class in the plankton lab, and then our whale watching adventure really began. We boarded the whale watching ship Miss Cape Anne, and went on a once in a lifetime whale watching trip! We saw over 40+ different whales in one day!!! The first whale we came upon was breaching again, and again, and again, and again! Shortly after seeing our first whale, we came upon many more whales working together to feed. It was an amazing sight!
Thursday morning g's view from the Lady Maryland.
At the Gloucester Historic Maritime Center.
A view of Gloucester from the Lady Maryland.
Our Lady Maryland, tied alongside the Adventure.
Students touring the Historic Maritime Center.
Students observing and interacting with lobsters, crabs, clams, and more at the aquarium.
Can you spot the blue lobster? Blue lobsters are extremely rare!
At the very start of our whale watching trip, we came across one whale breaching.
Whales working together to surround fish in water bubbles, to disorientate and the them before feeding.
Open wide! Do you know about how many fish a humpback whale eats in a day?
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