The community liaison office at the embassy organized a trip to Samaná Bay yesterday to see the humpback whales that migrate to the area. The trip included a marine biologist who explained whale behavior and answered our many questions. Since the whales are only around the bay for two months a year - to mate or to calve, I'm really glad we were able to go on this trip.
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| The dock at Samaná Bay. |
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| Looking back at the town of Samaná. |
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| Part of the peninsula. |
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| Up close and personal. |
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| Pretty spectacular. See the white area on the right? That was another whale that had just breached. It isn't a guarantee that a whale will be seen at all, so we considered ourselves lucky that this guy put on a bit of a show. |
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| Waving goodbye. :) |
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| Cayo Levantado, a small island where we had lunch. |
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| This pelican, with his amazing eyesight, dove repeatedly to earn his meal. |
The trip included the mini-bus ride there and back, boat transportation with information from the marine biologist, lunch, and some free time on the island. It was a long day, but so worth it. We probably saw 10 or 12 whales all in all, two that breached.
I know that R and I will be back to the peninsula in the future just to explore. It's a beautiful place.
What an experience! The whales look so majestic. I don't think I have ever seen anything that impressive up close. And ten to twelve sounds like a lot. You guys sure were lucky that day. It is so cool that the embassy organized an event like that. I would love to check Samaná out myself.
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