like my fancy suit? this is my whale watching stuff because i'm going whale watching today! i
descended a ramp on the saint andrews wharf, a sea town on the south coast of new brunswick canada.
although i typically avoid group tours when it comes to travel
this was a very special occasion as i was traveling with a beautiful young lady.
and i'm taking this tour with my daughter tater tot
we were part of a 12-person group in a zodiac an inflatable boat perfectly
suited for whale watching and it was surprisingly stable
but as soon as we cornered the pendlebury lighthouse the captain hit the throttle
it's really windy
even tater tot had to bundle up
as we headed out to the bay of fundy the grand manan ferry passed by
as did some harbor porpoises
i brought two cameras on this trip a brand new action camera for the wide angle shots
but for the more distant ocean wildlife i would switch to my old sony camcorder
after about a half hour of full speed ahead
the zodiac came to a halt amongst a small group of islands
these are a few razor bills here i believe on the right hand side
got a couple of chicks with them there
the time now that rails should be due back to the surface here fairly soon
i must say this was the quietest most courteous group of tourists i'd ever seen
a pin drop could have been heard as they stared out into the ocean
whale watching is all about patience and a good set of eyes
this is a fin back which can grow up to 85 feet long
and is the second largest whale species in the world
at times it looked more like a dragon than a whale
when he was had his dorsal fin up you could see what's called the caudal peduncle
it's a little piece of meat that attaches on behind the dorsal fin
while we were watching the fin back the captain received a tip
that another type of whale was only a few miles away so we set off in hot pursuit
another boat was searching as well
there it is it was a humpback.
humpback whales are famous for lifting their tails right out of the water when they dive
but as the zodiac had to return to port we only had a few minutes left before the tour was over
would he surface one more time
whoa
there was one last spout in the distance as we headed back to port
perhaps not my best wildlife footage but i tried
in preparation for docking hair patting was recommended
well it was cool seeing those whales yeah it's a perfect day for it it's so beautiful
but i always find when i'm in a even a zodiac it's just
not the same immersive experience as something a little bit smaller
like a kayak? that's what i was thinking now where can we get a kayak?
you know what i think i might have some on the roof of my jeep! oh my gosh how convenient!
awesome let's go kayaking
well there's a place down here called ministers island
and it's kind of a neat place to go but you can only go during low tide because the tide actually
covers the road but now that we're getting close to high tide it's a great place to kayak and
i don't have to pay admission to see ministers island! the road abruptly stops in a sea of blue
wow
okay
you're pretty good have you kayaked
before? I think so, a long time ago. I'm just a natural at it!
i guess so it's that west coast in you. Whoops! look sorry
well where i come from there's no ocean
perfect day
just after we head out from shore our eyes are drawn to a little island of seagulls
oh no i'm getting closer
i'm already so close
they're scared
there you go you're getting the knack of it. bonk!
oh there's a bald eagle way over there where's my where's my other camera
that's a bald eagle
i like that shore up ahead
right here i'm gonna go up there
it's a nice squad
out here surrounded by the ocean and trees lots of trees lots of water tide's still coming in
the air is very fresh very clean. i like it out here. so being from the west
you think you could live in the east? NO!
straight up no. you're a you're a big city girl. yeah i enjoy the city i enjoy
the variety of places to eat and shop you don't get that here. it's true.
you can buy dulce here. i haven't got that what's dulce?
seaweed. oh! see you can eat that, but i don't think it tastes very good!
tater tot was born and bred a big city girl and the east coast lifestyle is not for everyone
yeah. although she'd probably enjoy toronto or montreal
rural new brunswick is a little laid back for some almost back to the shore
which is the exact same reason i enjoy it so much.
the picture looks any different it's because i've been playing with a gopro my first one
i've been using the less expensive clones before but this is the real thing
see how well it performs
you must be hungry after all that exercise i am
well hopefully we can find a market since we don't have a supermarket here
what kind of market are we going to find well hopefully one with a few vegetables
and a little fruit yummy!
now to be fair saint andrews did have a grocery store.
but i was looking for a real farmer's market. and i think i found one
oh look
dulce
only 2.99
yeah i think we can uh roast some corn in the campfire
the corn went right into the fire wrapped in tin foil along with the husk
apparently the best way to eat dulce is to fry it in oil until it goes brown. i love fried food! and
it's supposed to taste like bacon. i'll be the judge of that . you can judge, exactly
raw dulce is leathery and dark
but transforms over a fire in just a few minutes
i think it's crispy enough. and turn from purple to green. okay well green's good.
green is healthy. green is the new brown. whoops oh that's hot here you take that
how does it taste it tastes? is kind of like chips and you don't even have to add salt
sea salt yu.mmy
good. tater tot approved. tater tot approved can't get any better than that!
oh
oh! sounds like popcorn! i think i've turned the corn into popcorn i got to get it out of
there WHOAH
okay don't leave it in too long
looks very roasted. it's definitely roasted corn
oh nice! still soft though
roasted corn!
well the corn ready to eat i think we're gonna call it a night.
hope you guys enjoyed this video! check out my others as well. we're gonna have some corn.
i'm so happy my daughter got to spend some time with her old dad
even just to enjoy a little burnt corn. smokey. could use some butter beside a glowing campfire
and i'm glad i got to share it with you
happy travels!