Gray Whale Tour out of Everett, WA

Well today was a very exciting day for the Likes family. We all got to see Gray Whale for the first time ever and no we weren't at Sea World. We saw five different whales today and boy were they ever show offs.

Here is an interesting fact:

What part if a Gray Whale weighs 1000-3000lbs and represents at least 5% of their entire body surface area?


THEIR TONGUE! That is amazing.

Another tidbit for your nursing mamas. Baby calf will drink mother's milk that is 53% fat, Human milk contains 2% fat. Talk about butter milk!

These beauties are 45ft long and weigh 30-40 tons! They can live up to 80 years and are in this area for only a short time before taking a vacation to Baja, MX for some Tequila and seafood nachos.


So of course we have to start our trip off with a snack.



One of the boats at the Everett Station.



Beautiful big girl Molly.



California Sea Lions




Don't you just wish you could lay around soaking up the sun.



What a perfect day to sail!



A Gray Whale showing us his fluke. This one is #49 Patch.



Okay so it is hard to see. But this guy was up in 6ft of water!!! You can see his dorsal fin sticking out of the water.



More of Patch showing us his beautiful back, rounding his way to the top and then diving deep into the water.



This is my favorite picture. Gray Whales have two blow holes, right next to each other, and when they come up for air and exhale, the spray creates a heart. It is just amazing to hear, but the smell of whale breath is another thing. Imagine a really bad fart.



Travis and JuJu giving us a pose from the lower deck of the boat.



Just to cute not to include.



More Fluking. It is said to be good luck.



My little run run.



Gracie giving us a big "Cheese".



This is Patch again, I hear he is a local here and likes the boat. But you can see why they call him patch. The white spot on his back is some sort of fungus that irritates the poor guys skin!



More of the Grey Whale rounding his huge back looking for some yummy ghost shrimp.



Overall we had a great time. Molly enjoyed it so much, Gracie loved the root beer and sitting inside the boat, while Hunter was very tired and JuJu kept us on our toes for sure. We were able to see five whales, California Sea Lions, Bald Eagles, Ospreys, Common Murre, Tufted Puffin, Rhinoceros Auklet(a bird with a horn on its beak) and much more sea life than I can remember right now. Two of the whales were swimming together, taking turns coming up and down. It was really just so neat. And when I say just five whales, I mean we saw them almost none stop for over two- three hours! They kind of just circled us, definitely something I will always remember.

We plan to see the Orcas soon. The pictures should be AMAZING from that trip. The Orcas like to breach (Jump out of the water) and sky hop(stick their heads up like a bobber). I can't wait!!!