The wildlife around us is displaying some curiosity. It started with humpback whales pacing along side the boat at a distance of twenty yards, blowing their fishy breath and matching our speed. We've never seen them do that before.
Then last night a cormorant circled the boat for quite a while, landing first on the pulpit at the bow, then on the BBQ at the stern and back again. Our relative wind accounting for true wind and boat speed was high enough that he had a difficult time maintaining his perch on either, but he tried for quite a while. Perhaps he was looking for a rest.
----------
Sent via SailMail, http://www.sailmail.com
How amazing and lucky for you all! I have only seen whales at a distance when Kay and I went to Tofino - I did hear them one time at Birch Bay, blowing while at rest. Small wonders are the best!
ReplyDelete