Being in the New England area, we are lucky that we can go whalewatching easily, but like most busy people, we never made it happen.  However, it was on our to-do list for years, and the right time came through one of those Groupon deals from Captain John Whalewatch tours starting from Plymouth, Massachusetts into Cape Cod.

On an August day that couldn’t get better for being on the water, we set sail after lunch.  The whole trip takes around four hours, and we forgot to ask before we boarded, so my advice would be to confirm this before going.  If we had known this, we would have packed healthier snacks and bought our own drinking water.

Other than that the boat ride is very smooth and these folks make sure that you see the whales.  We were lucky to see so many of them that day that at one point all the whales in Cape Cod conspired to perform a show for all the boats.  You can get really close to them.  Definitely recommended for anyone who loves animals.