We were certainly hoping to get to see a whale. What we got to see was beyond our wildest dreams! First we were lucky enough to see a mother humpback whale and her calf. Now mom stayed close by while her calf put on quite show for us! He breached many times and spun around waving his flippers until we had to start heading back. On our way back, we came across about 6 whales who were spouting and showing their tails! Never did we expect such an incredible afternoon.
The crew aboard the Alaska Tales ship were so knowledgeable and helpful. Larry, Sophie and Ben kept us informed about the whales' habits and the reasons why they do what we were seeing. Sophie was even able to identify some of them by name! Incredible!