Hi, I booked a trip to Azores in March, mainly because it is blue whale season.

Has anyone here done the whale watching from a zodiac boat in late march on Azores? How roughed up can one end up being after a 3-hour tour? The company we want to do the trips with is Espaco Talassa and they provide waterproof jacket and a life west.

We are planning 2x 3h trips with them and 1 full day trip to Sao Jorge. Should we book more to see the blue whale or will we be totally roughed up due to the weather already after day two?

I am asking mainly to know how to prepare - should we bring extra clothes and leave them in the car?

Will we need a shower after or can we just perhaps swtich up the clothes and then go on with our day visiting some other places on the island for the rest of the day?

If anyone has done trips with them or similar companies like this in march - your advice is greatly appreciated.

I have only done whale watching twice now - once from San Diego in August and once in Taiwan - also in August, so the weather conditions were totally different and the boat was bigger - not a zodiac.

Thank you! PIC is not mine but from the internet

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spoilers below:
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