点评:No one in our group of five had ever been on a whale watching tour – always a little suspect of how they find whales out in open water. None of us left disappointed. Captain Mark made it worth the trip as Pleasant Bay isn’t exactly close to anywhere. The 12-person Zodiac boat was the perfect blend of a safe and smooth ride while still feeling very adventurous and close to the water. We drove to a couple of spots over the first 45 minutes on a foggy afternoon and didn’t see anything beyond some cool sea birds, but Captain Mark kept our spirits up with a few stories and sharing his plan. Another 15 minutes of searching led to a solid 30 minutes of multiple sightings of whales that were just majestic – we were mostly within 50-100 yards on most of them. He then turned us along the shoreline and stopped along several coves and glorious shoreline rock formations where we said hello to more than 80 gray seals spread across 7-8 different little packs bobbing their heads out of the water looking at us. And then to top it off, we saw a glorious Bald Eagle perched upon a rock just a few moments from returning to the boat dock. We then stopped for a fabulous lunch of lobster poutine, lobster rolls, and fish sandwiches just up the road at the Rusty Anchor and stopped for a beautiful stroll along the French Mountain Bog Trail (great boardwalk and beautiful surroundings and wildflowers) to make for a perfect day.
翻译:我们一行五人中没有人参加过观鲸之旅——总是有点怀疑他们是如何在开阔水域发现鲸鱼的。我们都没有失望而归。马克船长让这次旅行值得一游,因为普莱森特湾离任何地方都不近。这艘可容纳 12 人的 Zodiac 船完美地融合了安全平稳的航行、冒险的感觉和靠近水边的感觉。在一个有雾的下午,我们在最初的 45 分钟里开车去了几个地点,除了一些很酷的海鸟外什么也没看到,但马克船长给我们讲了几个故事并分享了他的计划,让我们振奋起来。又搜寻了 15 分钟,之后在整整 30 分钟内多次目击到雄伟的鲸鱼——我们大部分时间都在 50 到 100 码的范围内。然后他带我们沿着海岸线前行,在几个小海湾和壮丽的海岸线岩层旁驻足,我们在那里与80多只灰海豹打招呼,它们分散在7-8个不同的小群里,点点头,浮出水面看着我们。更棒的是,就在我们即将返回船坞的几分钟前,我们看到一只雄伟的白头鹰栖息在一块岩石上。之后,我们在路边的Rusty Anchor餐厅停下来享用了一顿丰盛的午餐,有龙虾肉汁奶酪薯条、龙虾卷和鱼肉三明治,之后沿着法国山沼泽步道(很棒的木板路、美丽的环境和野花)悠闲地漫步,为这一天画上了圆满的句号。