Mariner Cruises Whale and Seabird Tours

02/06/2025

The sunrise was pretty and there is blue in the morning sky and a few clouds, temp-4C, wind Westerly 8 knots, Diamonds in the Harbour, amazing, some boat out. Did you know, Enjoy this nice day even though it is chilly and there is still ice around so be careful. The Harbour is so still the reflection of the lighthouse on Peters Island can be seen, how wonderful. the boats should have a good on the water , no swell rolling in on the Freeport shore and I can see strikes in the sky from air planes so all is well on Paradise and Clayton is feeling better, thank you for the well wishes. Something To Ponder, There are two things we get to have everyday, Choice and Change, choose wisely.

02/05/2025

Another day with a grey sky, no sun, wind, and talk of some flurries in the air, boats secure. Did you know there is a lot of ice around so if you are walking, be careful. Clayton is under the weather again today so this bug is doing its rounds. Wear a mask if you are around or out about. Keep your hands washed, colds are around as well. It is the season for sickness to be around, so be careful. For young people like Issac and older people like us it is awful. Something To Ponder, Wrong is Wrong and Right is Right even if no one is doing it.

02/04/2025

02/04/2025

It's another grey morning, but I can see a few clouds in the sky, temp 1C, wind NW 21 knots, and rain in the forecast. We had rain during the night and there is lots of ice around and a lot of snow is gone. Kids are off school for the day.
Did you know, Oh my I am tired of hearing about Trump. What he has said or is going to do. I mean, really can't we just support our own country and forget about that idiot. It seems there has been no lesson learned regarding our well-being, and if you think this is scary wait until we have an election and the party changes, buckle up because the best it yet to come. This will go down as history, and my great grandchildren will read about it in years to come. Something To Ponder, We all have Time and Choices, be Wise with both.

02/03/2025

The sky is grey with a few lurries in the air, temp -5C, wind chill -13C, wind ESE 27 knots, boats secure. Yesterday I said the boats were secure but some went out, so it was false news. Did you know, Lucy the lobster saw her shadow so we will have six more weeks of winter so I guessed it correct. In Ontario they will be getting an early spring. So my family in Ontario will be planting flowers while we shovel snow, ha ha. It is all in good fun and I enjoy waiting for the prediction. Years ago you used to be able to watch it on TV, but that fun isn't important news anymore. It has been taken over by important bulls* like President Trump. My Prince is feeling better, he was up for supper with Amanda last night and he planned to go to school today. This bug that is going around is a bad one. He wasn't able to eat much after being so sick, oh my heart. Something To Ponder, Three simple rules of Life, Love needs Action, Trust needs Proof and Sorry needs Change.

02/03/2025

Louis Vuitton’s Lobster Bag

The lobster is loved by those who love the Lux life. Louis Vuitton high end bag designer is blowing up the internet with this high-priced

The price for the purse is an estimated $18,000!

02/02/2025

Anyone who was anywhere near Southwest Nova Scotia in 1976 remembers the horrific storm which struck us in the early hours of Feb. 2. Millions of dollars of damage and waterfronts changed forever. There was one unique product of the storm - the uncovering of an Acadian type wooden canoe from the mud at the back of Brier Island by Johnny Graham. It is currently on display in the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, after undergoing extensive preservation.

02/02/2025

There is an educational sign in our parking lot about this day. So much changed in just a few hours.

For those of you who were too young to remember this, or not living in Nova Scotia, here are scans of the pages from two publications by Sentinel Print in Yarmouth - which holds the copyright. One was a color magazine which showed photos of major damage throughout the tri-county (Yarmouth, Digby, Shelburne) counties and the other was a print magazine with students' writings about their experiences during the day of the storm.

02/02/2025

Happy ground hog day, a day that we who live on Brier Island will never forget. There are still flurries in the air and I can't see Meteghan, the sky is grey and the sun is trying to break through, temp -10C, wind chill -19C, wind NW 29 with gusts to 38, boats secure. My view sure is pretty. Did you know, I do believe Old Man Winter has a grip on us this winter, it has been years since we had this many cold days and the ponds frozen, flurries everyday and v***r in the Harbour and just plain cold, burrrr. This ground hog day will come and go unnoticed but I am anxious to hear if we will have six more weeks of winter or a early spring. I am going to guess six more weeks of winter. Something To Ponder, I like Expensive things like Time, Loyality and Love. Happy Sunday evevryone, have a great day Earl, Love from home Donnie, Marion, Cheryl, Kiaunie, Kenley & Dakota, XO

02/02/2025

02/02/2025

02/01/2025

Are you coming to Barrington to witness Lucy the Lobster look for her shadow tomorrow? 🦞

02/01/2025

Well now let me tell you it has snowed some more and it is starting to add up but it sure is pretty. Did you know , I had a visit from my Prince Issac yesterday, he has been very sick with this flu bug that has been going around and he wasn't able to go to school all week. He looked so pale and I think that bug sure knocked the stuffing out of him for sure. He told me it was just awful so I hope none of you catch it, beware because it is going around. Well now I am wondering if Lucy the lobster will guess right when she predicts if Spring is near or not, time will tell but she is getting famous because I heard her name mentioned yesterday on TV. Something To Ponder, A Negative mind will not give you a Positive Life, remember that.

01/31/2025

Where are you Cloud?

Whales can make an impact on human observers for many reasons and observers attach to whales for different reasons.

This is Cloud and this is his link in Happywhale https://happywhale.com/individual/16937

We have recorded sightings in HappyWhale in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Over the years, we have had close approaches from the friendly Cloud. We have watched him reach for the clouds with powerful breaches. We have been seen by him, and looked him in the eye.
We watched as Cloud as he watched a pregnant Bayou.

As of now, our crew member Amy E Tudor is the only person who has uploaded data about this whale to Happywhale and we would love to know more about Cloud.

Cloud is not a young whale he is actually one of the older whales in the North Atlantic. Cloud is the son of a whale known as Istar.

Cloud was born in 1977! That means he is nearing 50 years old!
Cloud has a younger Brother who we have observed him hanging out with over the years. Cloud's "younger" brother is a blunt tailed showoff known as Littlespot! (https://happywhale.com/individual/7342)

Littlespot was born in 1979 and these two brothers have been observed associating with each other in our waters.

Cloud has a sister that is also a friendly, well-known whale. Scylla was born in 1981. In 2024 Scylla had a calf and spent time off the US coast, not too far away from where brother Littlespot was hanging with us!

Cloud has one other sibling that we know about but do not have much knowledge about Tigris who was born in 1984 https://happywhale.com/individual/7693

There could be more sibling outside our knowledge.

The last time we saw Cloud was in 2020. Cloud had a unfortunate injury in 2019 and seeing him again in 2020 we were able to compare the wounds.

We have watched for Cloud in 2021-2024 but no confirmed sightings.

Cloud has lost nearly all of his dorsal over his lifetime. There was nothing more than a nub in 2019.

This summer a spotting in NFLD peeked our interest. Sea of Whales Adventures on August 20th 2024 posted a photo of a whale that had no dorsal and it sure looked like Cloud.

There was no tail shot captured in NFLD but we sure hope it was old timer Cloud.

If you have had an experience with Cloud we would love to learn about it. HappyWhale is a great place for sharing whale knowledge and whale love!

Some link to past post about Cloud:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14wQw8G643/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HF1pbHBFd/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DMGgqeFRy/

01/31/2025

Well, our sky is still grey, temp -1C, wind chill -7C, wind Southerly 29 knots, boats secure. Did you know we had a scuff of new snow overnight, and the talk is rain for later today. The snow is still pretty, but if it rains, that will be over and so won't the skating for a few days for our children. School will be let out early today due to the weather. The water in the Harbour looks so dark this morning, and there is a swell rolling in along on the Freeport shore. Something To Ponder, Faith and Fear demand you Believe in something you can't see, You Choose.