Whale Watching

Here it is already 2010, and this is my first post of the year. Yes I’m slow, but when I remember to blog, I’m there.

There was another event yesterday that was my first for the year. A friend invited me on a whale watch.

The vog (air scum from the volcano) didn’t help the sky’s color reflecting on the ocean, but the sunset was scheduled to be glorious.

The boat headed toward Lahaina since no one spotted any whales in the Maalaea/Makena area, except me, but the captain didn’t believe it.  It was fine, though, because we came upon mother whales and their calves in many instances. Some also had companion whales with them.

Looking toward the Pali, hundreds of spectators stopped by the side of the highway to witness the whales flapping their tails, and waving their fins. We were at the safest distance allowed between the whales and us. Sometimes they came closer to us, which made the evening one to remember for a long time. The crew dropped a microphone into the water so we could hear the whales singing.

Whales never cease to amaze me. They are so wonderful to see, even if I’ve seen them a hundred times in my life. They’re here now until the end of April.

As for the sunset-I missed it.