OT: Going whale watching today

jimeluiz · 01-23-2005, 10:03 AM

Today is the day. Weather forcast is good, if chilly. I gave Luiz tickets for whale watching with the Oceanic Society for Xmas. There will be a naturalist on board - and hopefully some gray whales!

I hope to come home with some pics. 6.5 hours on the boat. Wish us luck!

wooddood · 01-23-2005, 10:49 AM

good luck, hope you have a great time and take lots of pictures for us.

dave.

Travis · 01-23-2005, 12:56 PM

Sounds like fun! Have a blast... and remember to bring dramamine.

Gina · 01-23-2005, 03:36 PM

Wish I could go with you! Should be a blast!

Woodstock · 01-23-2005, 04:23 PM

Whale watching > bird watching

Have a blast!!

jimeluiz · 01-23-2005, 08:28 PM

We got lucky! After riding 30 miles out off the coast we spotted a group of six grey whales making their way south. They were shy but peaceful. We watched them for more than 30 minutes. Between their only occational surfacing and my camera's three second delay between when I push the button and when the image is taken -- photos were tough to get. Here are the two best.

Overall we saw several harbor porposes, a big group of white sided dolphins, several sea lions, lots of migratory birds and a group of six grey whales - probably juvenile males miandering south.

Nice day!

Woodstock · 01-23-2005, 08:33 PM

Awesome!!! THanks for sharing

Travis · 01-23-2005, 11:49 PM

That sounds like a great time!

When my parents lived in Petaluma, my dad and I went on a crab-n-fish day trip and were lucky enough to run into a few whales. Not literally of course...

BoomerD · 01-24-2005, 02:49 AM

I've fished out there for years, at the Farallons for rockfish, and farther out, chasing the albacore, out of pillar point for salmon...Lots of pilot whales, grays, humpies, and even occasional blue whales, the largest animal on the planet. Glad you had a good time. It just doesn't b get much better than being out there on a good day. ( or much worse than being out there on a BAD day!

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Gina · 01-24-2005, 05:14 AM

Cool pics! Glad you had a successful day!

dwall174 · 01-24-2005, 03:16 PM

About 10 years ago I managed to go visit my brother who lives in Alaska, One of the things I did while I was up there was to go out into the Cook Inlet & see the whales! We only seen several large whales but we did see a lot of the orca whales which was really cool. There was one group of them that seemed to follow about 20 yards alongside the boat for several miles.

BTW Have you seen this pic on RC! Not a whale but could you imagine the thoughts going through his head!

01-23-2005, 10:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
jimeluiz Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Niteroi, Brasil Posts: 829 View Gallery Karma Komment	OT: Going whale watching today Today is the day. Weather forcast is good, if chilly. I gave Luiz tickets for whale watching with the Oceanic Society for Xmas. There will be a naturalist on board - and hopefully some gray whales! I hope to come home with some pics. 6.5 hours on the boat. Wish us luck! __________________ Sold the tank prior to our move. Setting up our new life in Brazil.

01-23-2005, 10:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	good luck, hope you have a great time and take lots of pictures for us. dave. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

01-23-2005, 03:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,823 View Gallery Karma Komment	Wish I could go with you! Should be a blast! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

01-23-2005, 04:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,861 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Whale watching > bird watching Have a blast!! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

01-23-2005, 08:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
jimeluiz Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Niteroi, Brasil Posts: 829 View Gallery Karma Komment	We got lucky! After riding 30 miles out off the coast we spotted a group of six grey whales making their way south. They were shy but peaceful. We watched them for more than 30 minutes. Between their only occational surfacing and my camera's three second delay between when I push the button and when the image is taken -- photos were tough to get. Here are the two best. Overall we saw several harbor porposes, a big group of white sided dolphins, several sea lions, lots of migratory birds and a group of six grey whales - probably juvenile males miandering south. Nice day! __________________ Sold the tank prior to our move. Setting up our new life in Brazil.

01-23-2005, 12:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,557 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Sounds like fun! Have a blast... and remember to bring dramamine.

01-23-2005, 08:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,861 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Awesome!!! THanks for sharing __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

01-23-2005, 11:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,557 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	That sounds like a great time! When my parents lived in Petaluma, my dad and I went on a crab-n-fish day trip and were lucky enough to run into a few whales. Not literally of course...

01-24-2005, 02:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,632 View Gallery Karma Komment	I've fished out there for years, at the Farallons for rockfish, and farther out, chasing the albacore, out of pillar point for salmon...Lots of pilot whales, grays, humpies, and even occasional blue whales, the largest animal on the planet. Glad you had a good time. It just doesn't b get much better than being out there on a good day. ( or much worse than being out there on a BAD day! ) __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

01-24-2005, 05:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,823 View Gallery Karma Komment	Cool pics! Glad you had a successful day! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

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