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lynnie · Chanel

Has anyone ever been whale watching?

blubirde · Chanel

That IS a random job, Lynnie! I don't have anything to add to your discussion, but I'd love to go see whales too. What a cool idea. Maybe I can plan that for 2007. (This year is wine country and nyc. Next year is Paris.)

lsubatgirl · Gucci

I've never been but I remember when I went to San Diego and went to a touristy spot they had an observation area for whale watching. They probably do tours and such also. I don't remember the "hot" months to catch whales but I do know the sign mentioned March was a good time to see them. Hope this helps some.

ejc423 · Coach

Yes! I have been. Just a trip that lasted a few hours between Maine and Campobello Island in Canada. Is that the Bay of Fundy? Anyway, we saw several finback whales and maybe a couple of others. We saw lots of porpoises and puffins, and even some bald eagles. We went at the end of July. They tell you it's cold out there, so we brought sweatshirts and stuff, but it was freakin' COLD! I don't know if I have ever been colder in my life! But it was worth it, the whales were beautiful!

The only advice I could give is to go on a relatively small schooner (ours carried about 40 people and it was perfect). You are so much closer to the water and the whales aren't afraid to swim really close to the boat. As far as northeast v. northwest, I haven't a clue.

sfclinevandy · Coach

I would go to the NorthEast. I went on a whale watching boat trip in Alaska and saw TONS of humpback whales. That was in summer. Then the following year in winter, we saw tons of whales outside our hotel in Maui... and we didn't have to pay for it.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

I've been a few times and thought it was kind of boring, but then again I'm not really into whales.

I usually go off the coast of Massachusettes have have always seen a decent amount of whales.

lynnie · Chanel

I think the atmosphere I would probably be going for would be in BC Canada. Never been there, but these pictures are taking my breath away. I've never seen a more beautiful place- it is very rustic and natural.

Wow- I would love to see that:

sooo pretty and misty

nunzi182 · Kate Spade

I went whale watching years ago in Maine. It was August and they said that wasn't really the season for whales up there. As for what months are considered the "season" I haven't a clue, but at least you could rule out August!

blubirde · Chanel

Eek! This pic kinda freaks me out a bit. That might be a little too close for comfort, don't you think?

lynnie · Chanel

blubirde wrote:

Eek! This pic kinda freaks me out a bit. That might be a little too close for comfort, don't you think?

Haha, yea, it is kind of scary, but I imagine it would be amazing!! There probably would be a lot of adrenaline pumping at that point. I don't *think* orcas attack humans, I remember reading a National Geographic article on them. Their fins make them look like giant sharks though- another animal which seriously interests me, though I have no interest in swimming with.

-- Edited by lynnie at 12:27, 2005-06-28

sugar · Nine West

My best friend books Alaska cruise tours like the ones in the pictures posted. She just got back from a kayak bushwacking whale adventure and it just sounds awesome. Let me know if you want her contact info and she can tell you more about it...

I've only seen orcas when sailing on my friend's yacht in the san juans. It's pretty exciting and spectacular.

Metric · Gucci

British Columbia, or more specifically Vancouver Island, is a great place to head for a whale watching trip. The Island (as everyone calls it) is also a super chilled out place, great place to go if you want to relax and just be. There are lots of whale watching tours in the Tofino area and spring and fall are good times to go b/c the whales migrate back and forth to Alaska. Just note that it will be rainy and probably chilly, so bring warm waterproof clothes.

I have been whale watching on the North Shore of Hawaii also and it was incredible.

nunzi182 · Kate Spade

lynnie wrote:

Haha, yea, it is kind of scary, but I imagine it would be amazing!! There probably would be a lot of adrenaline pumping at that point. I don't *think* orcas attack humans, I remember reading a National Geographic article on them. Their fins make them look like giant sharks though- another animal which seriously interests me, though I have no interest in swimming with. -- Edited by lynnie at 12:27, 2005-06-28

I am strangely fascinated by sharks too but at the same time I am deathly afraid of them. I have kind of mixed feelings about them. I'm going on vacation in November a tropical resort and they have this aquarium thing where you can swim and feed the sharks! I planning on doing this, but I may chicken out due to the recent shark attacks in Florida. I really hope I don't chicken out because I think it make for a great conversation piece.