watch out for the whales....

saturday came bright and early...we were on our way to the whale watching boat...it was beautiful out...high 70's low 80's and lots of sun...we joined the rest of the crowd as we were herded onto the boat...we chose the top deck (out of 3) in the middle so as to try and avoid getting sea sick...(shar and i took dramamine as well for added reassurance)...it took just over an hour to get out to the bay where whales had been spotted...we were fortunate enough to see 3 humpback whales...the boat stayed out for about 45-50 min getting pretty close to the whales at times...(we got as close as 50 yards)...it was amazing!!! we have video footage but i need dominic to show me how to put it onto my computer and then link it to my blog...stay tuned for that...
on the way out to the bay we were hitting swells that were 4-6 feet...it was cold and windy because we were moving pretty quick...the four of us were in the clear as far as being sick..but there were others that weren't so lucky...there was a french guy with his girlfriend and a group of other people that was not feeling well and he quickly went from bad to worse...he was standing at the front of the boat on our deck puking into a sick bag that had been provided to him...he filled it and leaned back against a pole that was behind him...during all this his girlfriend was by his side...(that didn't last long)...he then proceeded to fill another bag...(as mean as it sounds the 4 of us were cracking up...he looked horrible and none of his friends were helping him)...he slid down the pole and was now sitting on the floor of the deck...he then while being sick tipped over to the side and basically passed out...at this point all of his buddies were taking pictures of him and his girlfriend had moved herself away...far away and was sitting on a bench...not looking so good herself...needless to say the staff came up and moved him down to a lower deck and he did not see any whales...
there was also this family of 4...dad, mom and 2 daughters...one of the daughters got sick and was puking in her bag...soon the whole family was puking into bags except dad...he was taking care of them...then when we stopped and were looking for whales the dad got sick...the entire family had done this big whale watching trip and none of them got off the bench to see any whales because they were all sick...bad idea for a family outing....
anyway back to the whales...as i said there were 3...a mom, her calf and her male escort as they are called...that made me laugh...it was so amazing...can't wait to be able to show you the video...
we made our way back to the shore...i was so excited by what we had seen because i honestly didn't think we were going to see anything...
we ate lunch at a place called legal seafood...very good...then we walked around the aquarium for an hour or so...i thought of jake a lot during this because they have a ton of penquins...of all different kinds...and these are jake's favorite animal...love you jake!!
we then headed back to the hotel for a nap...woke up and went to a local grocery store and got some snacks...we sat out by the pool and ate...then to bed...had a big father's day trip planned for my dad the next day....