A Whale of a Tale

I mentioned that we took a whale-watching tour on Saturday morning. It was one of the cooler little side excursions I've ever taken, as 1) I had never been that far out into open ocean before and 2) I had never seen real live whales before, at least not in their natural habitat. They gather at Stellwagen Bank about 20 miles outside Boston Harbor. We got a lot of great views of the whales, and the photos don't really do it justice. The only way it could have been better would've been if the whale had jumped out of the water or something. They came right up to the boat and even swam under us a few times. They seemed as curious about us as we were about them.