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I don't live close to a whale watching location. That could present a problem.
I have watched whales twice now, once along the Pacific near Cabos, Mexico, and recently on a boat, off the coast of Maui. This was on a whale watching boat, and close to prime season. Watching those big Humpbacks was incredible! Even sitting on the shoreline, at various points, you could just relax and see whales doing their thing pretty much all day long. And if you are really lucky, you can observe one of them, up to 90,000 pounds worth, breaching - that is, launching themselves above the water.
The story of the whales, travelling very long distances (in order to bring their young into this world) is so interesting. And during our whale watching tour, we were entertained by what was described as a likely confrontation between males, trying to become the escort for mom and "calf" back up the Pacific coast, as far as Alaska.
I was so impressed that I could see myself doing this, perhaps even studying them, as a hobby of some sort. BUT first I have to move, because we just don't have whales in a prairie city, with a couple of rivers intersecting through it. I just don't think whales and regular sized rivers go together.
But the good news is that we might take a little trip up to northern Manitoba (our province), to Churchill, which is renowned for Polar Bears, and Beluga whales. Belugas are of the small variety. But they can be fun, swimming alongside your boat. I'd love to take a Tundra Buggy and get close to Polar Bears in their natural habitat, and also visit the home of the Belugas, all in one short trip. Maybe this year.
Anyone else here a fan of whales. Are you a "watcher"? Aren't they impressive!
I have watched whales twice now, once along the Pacific near Cabos, Mexico, and recently on a boat, off the coast of Maui. This was on a whale watching boat, and close to prime season. Watching those big Humpbacks was incredible! Even sitting on the shoreline, at various points, you could just relax and see whales doing their thing pretty much all day long. And if you are really lucky, you can observe one of them, up to 90,000 pounds worth, breaching - that is, launching themselves above the water.
The story of the whales, travelling very long distances (in order to bring their young into this world) is so interesting. And during our whale watching tour, we were entertained by what was described as a likely confrontation between males, trying to become the escort for mom and "calf" back up the Pacific coast, as far as Alaska.
I was so impressed that I could see myself doing this, perhaps even studying them, as a hobby of some sort. BUT first I have to move, because we just don't have whales in a prairie city, with a couple of rivers intersecting through it. I just don't think whales and regular sized rivers go together.
But the good news is that we might take a little trip up to northern Manitoba (our province), to Churchill, which is renowned for Polar Bears, and Beluga whales. Belugas are of the small variety. But they can be fun, swimming alongside your boat. I'd love to take a Tundra Buggy and get close to Polar Bears in their natural habitat, and also visit the home of the Belugas, all in one short trip. Maybe this year.
Anyone else here a fan of whales. Are you a "watcher"? Aren't they impressive!
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