To celebrate a birthday, two of my friends and I decided to do something a bit different and decided on whale watching in Newport Beach. We went with Newport Landing Whale Watching, located in the Balboa Island/Peninsula area. If you love being out on the water and sea life, this is am awesome activity!
Shh don't tell Beach Patrol, but we snuck in some pre-sail bubbly to celebrate the birthday girl! And then we continued drinking when we got on the boat. Ha.
Unfortunately we didn't see any whales the whole trip. Wah! BUT, we did see seals sunbathing and so many dolphins! It was unreal. They swarmed our boat and were swimming along with us. Pods full of them playing alongside us, jumping in and out of the water. We even saw quite a few babies!
Since pictures don't do the dolphins justice, check out this short 15-second video I captured.
- If you grab food beforehand, try Newport Landing. It's located on the Balboa Peninsula, they have tasty options, and they give 50% off coupons for the tour.
- Bring binoculars. We forgot ours and rented a pair for $5 but never used them.
I have more in-depth info about the trip over at Nautical By Nature. If you are interested in taking this tour, be sure to head over there to learn more. Happy sailing!
I've never been whale watching or never seen dolphins for real. This looks totally amazing! Thanks for sharing and happy Monday ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks so fun! I'm loving that you brought in a sparkly bottle of bubbly, too! Haha
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to celebrate her birthday! Any day on the water is a good day!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pictures! Love the sparkly glitter bottle!
ReplyDeleteOh that is SO neat that you saw so many dolphins, even if you didn't spot any whales! I live at the Jersey shore and it's a special treat to see a dolphin here :)
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OMG look at all of the dolphins! Not seeing whales was probably disappointing but I've never seen that many dolphins. Living on the water I've seen a few from the beach, but never been out on a boat and seen that many! Also, what beach patrol doesn't know won't hurt them! Looks like your friend had a great birthday!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun. great pictures!!
ReplyDeleteBest, Mree
Ahh looks so fun!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Bummer you didn't see whales but the dolphins were amazing. Balboa Island is adorable. My parents like to my take my nephews there and go on the rides.
ReplyDeleteAh, you were literally in my neighboorhood...Balboa is so close!
ReplyDeletei've never been to newport. looks like fun even if ya didn't see whales!!
ReplyDeletethe next time in LA I definitely want to get down to Newport Beach...looks so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI wish I didn't get so sea sick :( I went on a whale watching trip in high school and was miserable!
ReplyDeleteI think I would rather see the dolphins anyway! Looks like you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteLori
So many dolphins! What a fun afternoon. I should take Nolan somewhere up here but it's too cold and rainy. Haha!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun! I'm going to see if that groupon is still available!
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