Today was a perfect day. We went up onto the observation decks at 5:45AM and the water was so calm it was like glass. There was no wind, waves or fog-all the things that make observing difficult. We could see for miles and we could see everything on the surface of the water. The amazing thing is that the perfect conditions lasted all day. We knew the conditions were very special and right away we started to see lots of animals. We were all so excited that we stayed on deck during our breaks so that we could continue to see everything. The picture above is of bow riding bottlenosed dolphins. They had four very young babies with them and stayed with the boat for about 15 minutes.
We saw: sperm whales, fin whales, pilot whales, three types of dolphins, loggerhead turtles, manta rays, ocean sunfish, sharks, tuna fish, and Portuguese man-o-war.
At one point I overheard one of the observers say "I love my job", and I would have to say that I too love her job!
The perfect day ended with a beautiful sunset.
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