Sounds awesome! Glad you realized a dream and had a beautiful day! I've seen a lot of wild life and marine life, but never a whale. How close to it were you?

Nature at one of its finest :o) A wonderful experience for you Kathleen.

I remember when I saw a "blow" from a whale and it was awesome!

Oh that is wonderful!!! It's an amazing experience isn't it!? They are such a beautiful animal.

That would be something I'd love too. How nice that you got to do it! I know what you mean about quitting taking pictures. It can really dilute an experience to be behind the lens.

I went last spring on a whale watch with some family. I have a niece that lives Massachusetts. I also took motion sickness pills because they said the other boats were reporting some pretty good swells. We saw a few whales, from a distance though. We did have a shark come right up beside our boat. My great niece and great nephew were thrilled.

I'm glad you got to experience it.

So happy for you. I enjoyed your vacation via the pictures.

I use SeaBands for motion sickness. They work amazingly well and last forever. And no side effects.

Carol, I've never heard of SeaBands. Will have to Google it.

Jake gets extremely car and air sick.....they work well for kids, too. (He is nine now.)

So glad you got to go and enjoyed your adventure. It's one of my favorite activities. Dramamine Non Drowsy is excellent stuff. It is the same as Bonine but generally cheaper. Original Dramamine doesn't seem to work half as well for most people. I always take smalls can of ginger ale on board. I've often passed them out to the ever present one person on board who didn't bother taking the motion sickness pills ahead of time thinking they would take them "if they needed them". Usually some big macho looking guy. LOL

I'm glad you got to do something on your Bucket List.

Oh how exciting for you! I would love to see one!

It is fun isn't it. What kind of whale(s) did you see? I did it in Quebec and just missed seeing one on a recent fishing trip in PEI (the guy beside me saw it).

What an experience! We've seen it on TV, but to see it in person is the best!

they're amazing. In mid-April, go to Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown. You can just standoff the beach or sit in your car and watch them. Humpbacks, Minke whales, and the nearly extinct right whale, which is making a comeback! It's incredible. Bring binoculars. a couple of years ago, I walk out there and I could see splashing on the horizon.. I thought it was probably a speedboat when the front slams down on the water. I borrowed some binoculars. It was Humpback whales breaching left and right! So exciting to see.

Glad your whale watch actually found some whales! Our winter breaks on Maui coincide with Whale Season in Hawaii -- best viewed from Maui and Big Island of Hawaii. Whales migrate from Alaska to warmer waters to calve -- and to mate. There are astounding breaches by bulls competing to impress the cows. Using binoculars, I can see a lot of 'showboating' from our condo's lanai.

Last Christmas we took our son and his family on a morning whale watch out of Maalaea harbor. We were fortunate to have a calm day, with a sea like glass. The bay is a favorite 'nursery' for whales, and we were only out five minutes before seeing a cow, her newborn calf, and an accompanying 'auntie'. (Auntie cows aid with the babies and help keep too-eager bulls at bay.) Later, we were still in the water watching a pod of dolphins when a young bull came alongside the boat and then went under us to the other side. We could almost scratch his back! I don't expect to experience that again. (By law, boats must keep a good distance from whales, but a pilot can only cut engines and wait when a whale decides to approach.)

How wonderful Kathleen!!! They're so unbelievably majestic, and you're so fortunate to be able to experience the sight!!! Congratulations!

We saw Humpback, Finback and Minke whales, along with Atlantic White Sided Dolphins.