Whale Watching Monterey Bay
In the morning of the second day of our "Into the Pacific Wild Big Sur and Monterey Bay Vacation", we took a whale watching tour with Monterey Bay Whale Watch. Before the tour, I only had one wish, to see a whale breach in front of me. Well, as you can see from the pictures above ( some of my favorite pictures from the trip), sadly, my wish was not granted! :( There is just no way we could control nature. But nevertheless, it was still a very awesome experience for us. We were that very close to humpback whales, and we saw not just one, not just one dozen, but several dozens. We saw whale sprouts almost every where, that it could be overwhelming where to point the camera.
Though I took several whale watching tours from San Diego and Alaska, but I never had experienced to be that up close with whales that we could hear their sprouts! Even if my wish of seeing a breaching whale up close was not granted, but I still could say this experience is one of the most fascinating I had with nature. Call me crazy, but for some reason, I am thinking of another Big Sur and Monterey Bay vacation again, haha! I guess, I am not giving up on capturing a breaching whale. But who knows, I may experience them in San Diego.
Going back to Big Sur and Monterey Bay, there are just so much wildlife to experience. Up to now, I still am dreaming of the extremely graceful jelly fish dancing in the waters of Monterey Bay, of sea otters, of sea lions, of mola mola, and many more. I really had a wonderful time seeing wonderful aquatic life not from aquarium, but from the wild waters of the Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean. I will share the other wildlife in my later post that we encountered during our afternoon walk at Monterey Bay. Meantime, here are more pictures from our whale watching.
Going back to Big Sur and Monterey Bay, there are just so much wildlife to experience. Up to now, I still am dreaming of the extremely graceful jelly fish dancing in the waters of Monterey Bay, of sea otters, of sea lions, of mola mola, and many more. I really had a wonderful time seeing wonderful aquatic life not from aquarium, but from the wild waters of the Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean. I will share the other wildlife in my later post that we encountered during our afternoon walk at Monterey Bay. Meantime, here are more pictures from our whale watching.
WHALE'S TAIL
PEOPLE ON BOAT AND WHALE
WHALE'S TAIL
WATER CASCADING FROM WHALE'S TAIL
Below is a video I made from our whale watching tour.
How to get into whale watching tour:
There are many whale watching tour companies in Monterey Bay. We made advanced reservations with Monterey Bay Whale Watch. - http://www.montereybaywhalewatch.com/
However, if without reservations, a visiting tourist could probably try their luck by going to Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey Bay, and check the different whale watching tour companies. I do not recommend this though since you may come out frustrated because the whale watching tour at Monterey Bay is quite popular and they use small boats that could only accommodate a few people.
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wow, my brother Japol will surely love to experience this or even just the hiking trails. He will be coming to the US in February, I wish I could go with him to California and see you again.
ReplyDeleteThat's is really nice...
ReplyDeleteI am sure is very fascinating to see the whale
Oh am gee!! So bluetiful waters and the whales are such great performers. How I'd love to one day watch them in person too :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Simply astonishing. :D
ReplyDeleteIt could have been better if you could swim alongside it right? :D
ReplyDeleteSeeing a whale right before my eyes would probably be the best moment of my life apart from seeing my baby for the first time! Lol! But seriously, I’m dying to see that great moment. You're so lucky to have seen that, Betchai.
ReplyDeletewhale watching, that's awesome. this big sea creature is beautiful to watch over, very relaxing :)
ReplyDeleteWOWWW! I wish I could capture amazing photos like that too, Te Betchai! I am always green with envy whenever I swing by your blog. LOL! Envious in the sense that you get to feast your eyes with these stunning vista. Simply breathtaking! Thanks for the virtual tour as always. You never disappoint!
ReplyDeleteLove and hugs!
AWESOME AS ALWAYS !!! :)
ReplyDeletethat must be a great feeling to see whale watching and you actually this beautiful creators, i wish i could done that soon, hayyy..must be a great thing to do with the family.
ReplyDeleteback here and saying I love the music in the video Betchai! You are becoming such a video expert :) I wish I could go whale watching with you someday! :D
ReplyDeleteI miss seeing whales, thanks for sharing AteB!
ReplyDeleteThese are really good pictures. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWoww!!! That must be exhilarating watching these whales in person. I haven't had the chance myself.
ReplyDeleteI think this is my first time here since EC's demise. You really take good photographs. :-)
Long ago, we took the tour to see the whale too at Monterey Bay, and it was and still is a very fond memory for me.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots!
That’s a breathtaking experience. I would love to watch a whale swimming in a beautiful blue ocean. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThis one is in my bucket list! I am sure this one was memorable for you! Someday, soon, I will have my family go whale watching!
ReplyDeleteWow! these pictures are amazingly beautiful Sis :-) The whale is just breath-taking and am amaze really :-) I always love your pictures :-) I am a fan you know :-)
ReplyDeleteSimply love those photos Great capture. When will ba ako makakita ng whale?
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a whale in my lifetime and I would love to see them in their natural habitat! That would be awesome!
ReplyDeleteThis is a perfect place for Humpback Whale watching and I think it's breezy too! It looks so relaxing! :D
ReplyDeletei'm baaaaaaaaaack! haha! was away during my self declared long weekend (took leave fr work and blogging) Mon and Tue ;)
ReplyDeleteall thanks to you Beth, i get to whale watch! your photos are great enough for me for now but i can't wait till i get to watch with my own naked eyes too!
These are gorgeous shots Betchai! I hope to go whale watching again one of these days!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is probably amazing to witness. I've never seen a whale in my entire life. Just wow!!!
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous of you!
I wish I could also experience this, whale-watching.
I think there's here in the Philippines especially south in Cebu but spermwhale watching, just wow!
I've also learned there is in Bohol.