Taking a cruise

It was a hot day on the docks today! We had to hose the parking lot down to cut down on the dust. But the people heading on the Whale Boat were a happy lot so here is a quick video showing the people heading out to track down the Whales of July!

Fourth of July Fireworks

It was a beautiful night on the Atlantic for a great fireworks display in Kennebunk Maine. We had over 125 people on the Whale Boat and over 30 on "Kylie's Chance". The weather was clear and the ocean was calm and cool and the drinks were flowing.
Here is a 45 second video of some of the fireworks that lite up the skies over Kennebunk Beach to the delight of the crowd both on the water and on the coast line.

Blue Fin Tuna

One of the things that people remark to us on the Whale Boat is that the size of Blue Fin Tuna when we point out the schools of tuna during our trips out to see the whales. They have a hard time understanding the size, they are to use to seeing the little cans of tuna on the grocery store shelf.

So to show people how big blue fin tuna can get, here is a picture of one with a local charter fishermen who caught one last year. The Captain's name is Tom Mansfield, and he was the pilot for the Lobster Boat one season a few years back. So some of you will recognize him.

Winter is approaching..

Oh the weather out there is cloudy, the christmas music is playing on the radio, and I would like to go out for a boat ride. I guess that is not possible since the Whale Boat is all weather proofed and sealed up with plastic on the upper decks. The marina is filled up with boats and all buttened up for the first of the snow storms that are yet to come. I am hoping the snow will be delayed until January..

Hey Captain Adam when are you going to take your charter boat out for the season? Or is that the new tender for "Nick's Chance"?

Right Whale Pictures

These are group of images of a Right Whale that was sighted on one of the whale trips in August. There are not many Right Whale sightings, these days, so it is a rare viewing.

Cruise Ship Buses

Well the marina parking lot is filling up....with cruise ship buses. Some of the the people are going out on the Scenic Lobster Tour which is very nice.

I believe there were 11 buses at this point in time when we took the rooftop picture. Each bus holds 45 to 50 people. So the marina parking czar/bus wrangler helped unload approximately 600 people to hit all the shops and restaurants in the area.

It's part of the Stimulus Package Program.... I am jesting, of course.