Massachusetts - Day 7 or Moby Dick
Whale Watching was, in a word, awesome. We saw several species of whale, including the Humpback Whale and the Finback Whale - the tour guide estimated that we saw more than 30 individual whales. The tour guide was incredibly informative and the tour itself is very ecologically friendly - the boat does not use propellers to avoid hurting the animals and when we found a whale that was tangled in some netting, they contacted a local group that detangles whales (which is very dangerous work).
I've posted a few videos of some of the action we caught (videos made from our camera), but these videos don't even begin to do it justice. It was very hard to capture the whales' activity, because they would rise to the surface so quickly and then disappear back into the water. In addition, the camera fails to capture the enormous size of these creatures. We ordered a DVD of our trip that was filmed by professionals, so perhaps I'll post some pieces of the DVD when we get it.
After the whale watch, we hurried back to enjoy the beach for a while. It was cloudy, so it wasn't perfect beach weather, but at least it wasn't raining.
We ended our day at one of the best restaurants we have ever experienced. Peddler's Cafe & Grill (a.k.a. Peddler's Bistro) is a French restaurant tucked away off the main road, so the only way I found it was through TripAdvisor.com (which will be a crucial part of every trip we plan from here on out). It is a quaint little house that was decorated for the romantic in everyone (roses and candles). We shared a great bottle of Merlot, some delicious seafood (scallops and Paella), and Peach Melba for dessert. Not sure why this place wasn't packed, but by the end of the night, Leah and I were the only people in the restaurant. It was a very romantic way to spend our last night on the Cape.
Today we head back to Boston and hope to use the passes from Day 4 to see Plimoth Plantation. We might make some other stops along the way.
Enjoy the pics!
I've posted a few videos of some of the action we caught (videos made from our camera), but these videos don't even begin to do it justice. It was very hard to capture the whales' activity, because they would rise to the surface so quickly and then disappear back into the water. In addition, the camera fails to capture the enormous size of these creatures. We ordered a DVD of our trip that was filmed by professionals, so perhaps I'll post some pieces of the DVD when we get it.
After the whale watch, we hurried back to enjoy the beach for a while. It was cloudy, so it wasn't perfect beach weather, but at least it wasn't raining.
We ended our day at one of the best restaurants we have ever experienced. Peddler's Cafe & Grill (a.k.a. Peddler's Bistro) is a French restaurant tucked away off the main road, so the only way I found it was through TripAdvisor.com (which will be a crucial part of every trip we plan from here on out). It is a quaint little house that was decorated for the romantic in everyone (roses and candles). We shared a great bottle of Merlot, some delicious seafood (scallops and Paella), and Peach Melba for dessert. Not sure why this place wasn't packed, but by the end of the night, Leah and I were the only people in the restaurant. It was a very romantic way to spend our last night on the Cape.
Today we head back to Boston and hope to use the passes from Day 4 to see Plimoth Plantation. We might make some other stops along the way.
Enjoy the pics!
posted by teirney at 7:20 AM
2 Comments:
awesome videos and pics! I'm sure the seafood was amazing. I hope you and Leah can visit us in Spain for some Spanish paella!
Hi Leah and Teirney,
The whale watch sounds and looks fabulous! I could recognize Leah's voice when she called the whale "cute!" Enjoyed the pics again! One of my favorites - the one of Teirney reading his book - it could be a portrait!
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