Whale Watching Advice?
Jun 21st, 2003, 05:43 AM
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As for "temperature considerations," you'll be cold out on the water in both the morning and the afternoon. The North Atlantic is cold & windy all day, so bring a windbreaker, and if you're really cold-sensitive, bring a sweatshirt. I can usually get away with just a windbreaker & shorts, but not everyone is comfortable in just that.
The morning trips are more fun, I think, because the bracing ocean air really wakes you up, and it's a good excuse to buy a hot coffee in the galley or take a long a big one from shore. Plus then you have the rest of the day for sightseeing and dont have an appointment looming all morning.
The whale watches tours from Boston & Cape Ann are of similar duration, but from Cape Ann you reach the watching area faster, so you'll potentially get more time watching the whales and less time travelling to & fro.
The tours out of Boston are way more convenient if you're staying in the city, though, and if you don't have a car they're really your only option. Book early!
I've been on 4 whale watches - 2 from Cape Ann & 2 from Boston (run by the Aquarium). All 4 were great, I had a super time, and even with the longer trip out & back from Boston I enjoyed being on the water. The afternoon trip I took sold beer in the galley, so my friend & I had a cold beer on the way back, since it was my birthday.
If you're prone to seasickness, or have never been on a small ocean vessel, take along some ginger or mint chews, they might help if you start feeling oogy.
HTH
m, Boston
The morning trips are more fun, I think, because the bracing ocean air really wakes you up, and it's a good excuse to buy a hot coffee in the galley or take a long a big one from shore. Plus then you have the rest of the day for sightseeing and dont have an appointment looming all morning.
The whale watches tours from Boston & Cape Ann are of similar duration, but from Cape Ann you reach the watching area faster, so you'll potentially get more time watching the whales and less time travelling to & fro.
The tours out of Boston are way more convenient if you're staying in the city, though, and if you don't have a car they're really your only option. Book early!
I've been on 4 whale watches - 2 from Cape Ann & 2 from Boston (run by the Aquarium). All 4 were great, I had a super time, and even with the longer trip out & back from Boston I enjoyed being on the water. The afternoon trip I took sold beer in the galley, so my friend & I had a cold beer on the way back, since it was my birthday.
If you're prone to seasickness, or have never been on a small ocean vessel, take along some ginger or mint chews, they might help if you start feeling oogy.
HTH
m, Boston
