This guy and some buddies were swimming around near the ship the other day while we were out running the boats. Every once in a while they'd pause in their diving and just hang out watching us, not unlike the way we were watching them. We've seen a couple of pods of dolphins and lots of whales, some surfacing just feet in front of the ship. I'd love to get a picture of them but when they're that close I'm more concerned about stopping the ship and not hitting the big lugs than I am about pulling the camera out. Whales and ships don't mix, and while ships win in just about any encounter, it's not something any of us want. Avoidance is the name of the game.
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Posted by: BJ | February 02, 2012 at 03:03 PM
Australian Whale watching boats have to stop within 200 meters of a whale, but usually the whales come over for a very close look, it is AWESOME.You can see their eye as they roll onto their side so they can get a good look at the people.
some years ago my dad and brother were putting a small fishing boat into the surf and were facing the shore, a pod of passing dolphins came in about 6 feet from the boat for a look and then swam away before they saw them, we were watching from the dunes.
Posted by: Margaret | February 02, 2012 at 04:42 PM