The whales are here

williemeikle · Jun 18, 2008

My summer gig is to take folks out to let whales see them.

This guy saw 30 tourists today. He's a 68 foot Sperm Whale, a gentle guy, but bloody HUGE

WendyNYC · Jun 18, 2008

That's very cool. I saw a small group of mother and baby humpbacks once off the coast of Hawaii and it was spectacular. Impressive animals indeed.

JoNightshade · Jun 18, 2008

So, SO cool. More pics?

melaniehoo · Jun 18, 2008

Yes, more please?

williemeikle · Jun 18, 2008

JoNightshade said:
So, SO cool. More pics?

Just two other good ones from today, but I hope to see him again tomorrow.

melaniehoo · Jun 18, 2008

Are you sure that's a whale and not a big inner tube?

Thanks for sharing!

JoNightshade · Jun 18, 2008

I want to ride one.

aliajohnson · Jun 18, 2008

JoNightshade said:
I want to ride one.

Wait your turn. :tongue

Great pictures!

I took my mom whale watching in the San Juan Islands a few years back. Then I completely ignored her in favor of sitting with the naturalist. We flipped through her photo album of saddle markings (I think that's what they're called?) so we could identify each orca. It's one of my favorite memories of the Pacific Northwest.

maestrowork · Jun 18, 2008

Boo, I thought this thread was about III and cray. And then I saw the pictures.

Appalachian Writer · Jun 18, 2008

melaniehoo said:
Are you sure that's a whale and not a big inner tube?

Thanks for sharing!

A REALLY big innertube! What a summer job! I envy Willie! Hey, my name is Willie, too. Think I could sub for you?

Chumplet · Jun 18, 2008

Are you on the East or West coast?

Joe270 · Jun 18, 2008

Beautiful. Nice photos.

Ziljon · Jun 18, 2008

I'm curious about ambergris. Have you ever seen it up close? Smelled it?

williemeikle · Jun 19, 2008

Chumplet said:
Are you on the East or West coast?

I'm up on the NE coast of Newfoundland, near Trinity.

HeronW · Jun 19, 2008

Years ago I went whalewatching off Provincetown in Rhode Island. This humpback blew bubblenets and dance on his/her tail about 6 feet from the boat. Glorious animal!

I hate whalehunting btw. Japan's 'kill 5000 for study' is a crock.

Angelinity · Jun 19, 2008

williemeikle said:
My summer gig is to take folks out to let whales see them.

This guy saw 30 tourists today. He's a 68 foot Sperm Whale, a gentle guy, but bloody HUGE

did he offer comments after the viewing? i'm looking for a whale POV.

williemeikle · Jun 19, 2008

Well, I said I hoped to see him again, and there he was, in the same place as yesterday. And I got the picture I wanted as a bonus

Williebee · Jun 19, 2008

That is so cool. I'm jealous, too.

williemeikle · Jun 19, 2008

Williebee said:
That is so cool. I'm jealous, too.

If anyone is interested in following my whale piccies, I'll be posting them all summer and fall over at http://williammeikle.blogspot.com/

williemeikle · Jul 14, 2008

Mid July, and the Humpbacks are here, hanging out and having fun

Pagey's_Girl · Jul 14, 2008

Aw, what a face...

Chumplet · Jul 14, 2008

Ooooohhhh! New pics! You got some good closeups this time. Kudos!

williemeikle · Jul 23, 2008

A different kind of whale this time... a Fin Whale.

These guys are nearly 100 feet long, and cruise along like submarines.

williemeikle · Aug 21, 2008

And to bring this thread full circle, I've posted a five minute video of the sperm whale that's in the earlier pictures.

This vid was taken yesterday... he was just hanging out, very relaxed and not bothered by the fact that we were within five feet of him. He blew on the surface for a while, then stood on his tail, with only his nostrils above the water, and just hung there...

This is going to keep me happy on long winter nights

http://williammeikle.blogspot.com/

regdog · Aug 21, 2008

Great pics I'm so jealous that you get to see them and be out there with them

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