<<previous page -1- -2- -3- -4- -5- -6- -7- -8- -9- -10- next page>>
		The watching ... day two Okay, we really are satisfied at this point. We were told to have no expectations and we are seeing nature in all its glory. It really couldn't get much better, could it? Well sure it could. The whales could decide to get really friendly. And that's just what happened on our third trip out that afternoon. In this picture, a whale has decided it would like to see what these silly humans are doing. You can see members of our group hanging over the side of the boat splashing in the water. (The guides told us it could attract the whales.) Now I don't know for sure, but I think the whales had this all planned. You see Charlie and Laura, the two figures with their hands in the water in the picture below left, were on their honeymoon. The whales decided these two should be the first of our group to make actual contact. (That's what they're doing with their hands in the water.) We all cheered furiously when they did. Sally and I didn't get to make contact this day, but as you can see, a whale teased us. I think the most lasting result of this day was to redefine two words for us - close and little. Close to a whale used to defined in 100 yard increments. Now? inches. Little was redefined with the following quote about a fifteen-foot, multi-ton baby whale: "Isn't that little baby whale cute?"
		<<previous page -1- -2- -3- -4- -5- -6- -7- -8- -9- -10- next page>>