Thar' be Whales!

Imagine that you are on a tall ship, sails blowing in the breeze, and a cool wind in your face as you skim across the water..... and then in the distance the spray of water on the horizon, almost impossible to see... whales!

It is the most unbelievable thing to see these huge creatures travelling through the water.  We saw Minke whales, which are not much bigger than dolphins, and then fin whales which are the second largest mammal on earth!  One came quite close to the boat, and as it went under you could see how huge it was.  There had been humpbacks in the area, but we did not see any of these.  But we did see two right whales.  These are highly endangered, with about only 400 left on earth!  They lift up their tales before their final dive down deep, and Dave was able to get this awesome photo.  I on the other hand was so excited, that instead of filming, I was watching, so we have a great shot of the spray going up in the air, and then just blue sky as I hold the camera in totally the wrong place!!

We also saw seals, porpoises, and lots of birds.  We got a turn at steering the boat, which was a 70 foot sail boat.  It was a great, great trip!!  We were in St. Andrews which is right at the bottom of New Brunswick, next to the States.  The campground was right on the ocean, too.

We packed up after the sailing trip and drove back through St. John and further up the Bay of Fundy.  We were hoping to kayak around the Flower Pots today, but the water was too rough.  We did go out at low tide and walk around the ocean floor, and then tomorrow we will go  see the high tide.  Due to the full moon right now, the tides are at their lowest and highest point.  Our campground here backs right onto the bay, up against the tidal flats.

We are headed to Prince Edward Island tomorrow to spend a few days sitting on the beach!  Hopefully the weather will hold.  We have heard that the water is quite warm there so we might actually be able to go swimming.  We have been trying to fit so much in, and we don't want to miss anything, and I think EVERYONE is ready for a little down time.  I know this all seems like one big holiday to the on looker, but it's not really a vacation, it's just mobilizing your stress!!!  It is also hard to get the kids to sit down and do some school work at the end of the day.  Notice how neither one of them has written a blog lately??  They are both behind on their journals, now!  But then, so am I...what a good example!