{"id":326,"date":"2019-01-01T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/01\/first-sperm-whales-of-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:38:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:38:45","slug":"first-sperm-whales-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/first-sperm-whales-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"First Sperm Whales of 2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This morning we had the first whale watching tour and also the first whale encounters of 2019! We found a group of sperm whales, making it the best start to the year that we could have hoped for.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"598\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"579\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/7.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>The sperm whales we encountered today<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">In total we encountered 4 sperm whales, including two adults side by side and a smaller juvenile nearby. They were alternating being up and sinking just under the water&#8217;s surface, but we got to see them well every time they were at the surface, as they were very calm. What a great start to what we hope will be another fantastic year of whale and dolphin watching in the Azores!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"598\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"598\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"546\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Sperm whales this morning in Sao Miguel<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This morning we had the first whale watching tour and also the first whale encounters of 2019! 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