We are on an afternoon whale watching cruise. Eastport has the
distinction of being the easternmost town in the United States.
Located on Moose Island, its 2,000 residents are the first in
the nation to see the sun each day. Our guide tells us "we hope
to be seeing minke whales" on this three-hour venture in the bay
between Maine and New Brunswick, Canada. We have also been
prepared to look for other marine and avian wildlife - namely
porpoise, sea otters, seals, eagles and osprey. Our group,
including my wife and friends, are on board the Ada C. Lore, a
118-foot The first signs of wildlife are the numerous bald
eagles that inhabit the islands. The birds are soaring over
their roosting trees and, at one spot, we are able to see them
feeding - diving toward the water where apparently some fish
have come to the surface. I mean, there are eagles everywhere.
Resting on rocks and swimming off the shore of the islands are
seals. We are nearly two hours into the tour when the first
whale is spotted. It was over in a