So I saved the best part of vacation for last - the Whale Watch Cruise! OH. MY. GOD. was this SPECTACULAR! We went on a 4 hour whale watch cruise out of Boston Harbor to the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. We saw A LOT of Humpback Whales...we were told that there were 60-80 around our boat! They are up North this time of year to feed as much as they can before they head to the Caribbean for the Winter to give birth (turns out we aren't the only snowbirds lol ;)). As you see in the picture, sometimes there would be as many as 5 or 6 on the surface at 1 time feeding - and sometimes no more than a about one hundred feet away! We also saw a couple breach the water which was AWESOME! 

On the way back to Boston, our guide suggested to a group seated near us to never go on another whale watch cruise again simply because they'd be disappointed. The crew repeatedly told us that our cruise was the best viewing of whales they had seen in a LONG time. I feel so lucky to have experienced such an amazing animal in their natural habitat.