Whales and Warm Welcomes on the ECT : Chance Bay to Bear Cove
Whales and Warm Welcomes on the ECT East Coast Trail Thru-Hike We awoke early this morning on the East Coast Trail to the soft patter of rain on our tent, which didn't provide much incentive to leave our sleeping bags. Instead, we enjoyed the shifting light of the morning through our screen door until the shower had passed, and then begrudgingly got up around 7 AM to make breakfast. Just as we were finished packing, we were intrigued to hear a loud huffing sound in the cove. We quickly ran over to investigate, and discovered that a humpback whale was fishing right there in the cove!! We watched for quite a while as it circled around, breaching, spouting, and slapping its tail a couple times. There were more whales just outside the cove as well, visible by their spouts. It was very difficult to leave this exciting cove behind and continue on down the trail. Spurwink Path This morning the Spurwink Path took us over soft hills, along beautiful coastlines, and a...