I’m back! After a fabulous 11 days of family, fun, and all things Maine I am back home and happily settling in for a few days of laundry and loving on lonely kitty cats. I will regale you with stories of our adventures later but for now I HAVE to do Comments for a Cause. Here it is September 6 and I am just now getting to what I usually share on the 1st of the month.
Our Comments for a Cause for August was More Than Words which is a wonderful organization that helps youth in foster care to achieve life goals. Their goal is to equip these young people with skills that will be able to help them lead successful lives.
“We work with youth, ages 16-24, who are in the foster care system, court-involved, homeless, out of school, parenting, or involved with the Department of Mental Health. At More Than Words, our young people earn a spot on our team running a successful $4M business, gain promotions, set and achieve personal goals, advocate for their rights, and learn skills to set them up for success in any career path they choose.”
This great organization is one that really makes a difference and Chris and I are happy to report that we will be make a donation to More Than Words of $85 to help in their efforts. Thank you to all who have made a comment on the blog this past month – you are appreciated.
One of our fun things that we did while we were in vacation in Maine was go on a whale watching trip. Chris and I have previously done whale watching trips in New Zealand and Nova Scotia. Our best trip was in a smaller vessel in Nova Scotia where we got pretty close to them and could actually get some good photographs. This time our boat was larger and more crowded and thanks to the skill of the crew of Bar Harbor Whale Watching Company we were able to see 6 different hump back whales play and cavort in the water. It was a great trip and especially fun for our grandson who was able to see whales for the first time.
It seems only right to have some type of whale conservation cause be my Comments for a Cause this month so I chose and Adopt a Whale program through Allied Whale. Their program is one that helps to continue the study of whales so that they can be kept safe and thriving for future generations.
So this month, please join me and for every comment made on any post Chris and I will make a 50 cent donation to the Allied Whale Adopt a Whale program. Thank you so much for your continued support.
The video below is one that our son took of some of the whales that we were able to see on our outing. Enjoy!
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Looking forward to some Maine blog posts!
Glad you had a wonderful time- and here’s to whales!
I love whales! I’ve been whale watching off the coast of British Columbia and in Hawaii. Amazing animals. A great cause. xo
Whale watching is high up on my bucket list. I really wanted to do it when we were in California last year, but Ally has a fear of boats and open water so we skipped it. Someday soon…
So glad you had a fun trip. I’m sure your little grandson was thrilled to see the whales!
That is one thing we missed out on while in Maine. The weather did not cooperate. Loved your pictures.
We were lucky with the weather and the whales! They were in fairly close and stayed around do we could see them.
I look forward to a full vacation “report.” So glad you had this special time with your family. Nothing better.
Whale watching is something every visitor to New Zealand wants to do. When my late husband was alive, we did several such trips. A memorable trip was in Australia, where the whales cavorted around our very small boat, and at one stage, looked as if they might even jump in. Several visits to the West Coast of New Zealand where whale watching is a Māori lead expedition.
I’m glad you enjoyed your vacation and look forward to seeing some photos
Thanks for sharing the fabulous whale footage !
Last time we were in Maine (2014) we did the whale watching trip too, but didn’t see a single whale. They gave us tickets to a future boat trip, but we were leaving in the morning. So we gave the tickets to our hosts and they took their grandson out later on and saw lots of whales! 🙂
Glad you are back home and had a good! Looking forward to hearing the great stories and pics.
Good to have you back and I can’t wait to read all about your trip.
“Nonce verification failed.” I know that means WordPress wants me to reload the page and retype the comment, but guess what? Life is short!
New policy: Wordmess bloggers can now get Disqus to handle comments. So, if they want comments from me, they will. It’s free, it’s easy to plug in, and *unlike Weirdpress* it Plays Well With Others.
I used Disqus on my blog for a while. (Btw, bloggers who want comments usually read and comment on other people’s blogs.) Readers didn’t find it much friendlier than Blogspot. But *anything* is friendlier than Wordmess!
Interesting, Priscilla. When life slows down a bit I will look into it.