Whales

We bid farewell to our crewmates, Judy and Frank, this morning. This
afternoon we went on a whalewatching cruise. This turned out to be a
spectacular experience. We saw dozens of whales, coming close to the
boat, snorting, flicking their flukes as they dove. We saw multiple
breeches in the distance as a bunch of males competed for the highest
jump. Near the end of the cruise, we observed the hunpbacks feeding
behavior, where they make bubbles with their fluke to drive the small
fish to the surface, then they plow through with their mouths open,
straining the sea water with their baleen. This was a very rewading
day!