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I spotted a whale today! The first one on the boat to spot it! My first whale (that I spotted) this season! And my very first EVER humpback!
I saw a ginormous splash a long way off while we were at Bullhead, and I started lookin'. I looked for 15 minutes and saw NOTHING. Then I saw a black back. When I got my binocs up to my eyes, it was gone. Cap'n John asked if I was SURE I'd seen something. I was like, "Uhhh...I think so." So we headed out there. 15 more minutes and nary a PEEP. Just as I was giving up hope, I glanced out the port side window, and...THERE! 9 o'clock! I'M NOT CRAZY!!!
And there were some 9-year-old boys on the boat who sort of drove me crazy while I was at the helm.
Boy 1: Does this boat have a self-destruct button?
Me: ...Yes.
Boy 2: Where is it?
Me: Not telling you.
Boy 1: Why??
Me: Cuz you'll push it.
Boy 2: Why does the boat need a self-destruct button?
Me: What else would we do if we were attacked by aliens?
Then, John told them the self-destruct was on Nichole's shoulder, and she convinced them it was on MY shoulder, and all they had to do was press my shoulder REALLY HARD 10 times!
Boys: *POKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKE*
Me: *to Nichole* You're cleaning the heads tonight.
AND. We saw a FLOATING DEAD SEA LION.
Me: What's that?
John: That...is a dead sea lion.
Boy 1 was on the boat with his parents and his sister, who has what I assumed is some sort of accelerated aging disease like Progeria or something. She was the sweetest thing ever, and though her brother was a little...trying, he was very gentle and loving with her.
There were some other kids on, too. A 2-year-old named Rylissa, and her 3-year-old brother. Her brother was VERY excited when we saw the whale. I was upstairs and he was downstairs, but every time the whale came to the surface to take a breath, I could hear, "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE! IT'S A WHALE! IT'S A WHALE! IT'S A WHALE!" The whale would go down again, and there would be silence, then as soon as it made another appearance: "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE!"
Fun day. :)
I saw a ginormous splash a long way off while we were at Bullhead, and I started lookin'. I looked for 15 minutes and saw NOTHING. Then I saw a black back. When I got my binocs up to my eyes, it was gone. Cap'n John asked if I was SURE I'd seen something. I was like, "Uhhh...I think so." So we headed out there. 15 more minutes and nary a PEEP. Just as I was giving up hope, I glanced out the port side window, and...THERE! 9 o'clock! I'M NOT CRAZY!!!
And there were some 9-year-old boys on the boat who sort of drove me crazy while I was at the helm.
Boy 1: Does this boat have a self-destruct button?
Me: ...Yes.
Boy 2: Where is it?
Me: Not telling you.
Boy 1: Why??
Me: Cuz you'll push it.
Boy 2: Why does the boat need a self-destruct button?
Me: What else would we do if we were attacked by aliens?
Then, John told them the self-destruct was on Nichole's shoulder, and she convinced them it was on MY shoulder, and all they had to do was press my shoulder REALLY HARD 10 times!
Boys: *POKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKEPOKE*
Me: *to Nichole* You're cleaning the heads tonight.
AND. We saw a FLOATING DEAD SEA LION.
Me: What's that?
John: That...is a dead sea lion.
Boy 1 was on the boat with his parents and his sister, who has what I assumed is some sort of accelerated aging disease like Progeria or something. She was the sweetest thing ever, and though her brother was a little...trying, he was very gentle and loving with her.
There were some other kids on, too. A 2-year-old named Rylissa, and her 3-year-old brother. Her brother was VERY excited when we saw the whale. I was upstairs and he was downstairs, but every time the whale came to the surface to take a breath, I could hear, "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE! IT'S A WHALE! IT'S A WHALE! IT'S A WHALE!" The whale would go down again, and there would be silence, then as soon as it made another appearance: "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE!"
Fun day. :)