Very cool indeed. Much appreciated.
On Feb 19, 2023, at 5:49 PM, Debbie shelley <debbiemshelley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Wow
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On Feb 19, 2023, at 5:18 PM, Jerry and Sue Miller <gomillers@xxxxxxx> wrote:
9:00am trip
Captain Dave, Captain Devin, & Kaitlin in the galley
Sue Miller solo naturalist
Short and sweet:
Beautiful conditions, clear skies, pristine glassy water.... A very nice
Sunday morning outing
1 Mylar Balloon
12:00pm Trip
Captain Dave, Captain Devin, & Kaitlin in the galley
Sue Miller solo naturalist
2 Minke Whales
5 Mylar Balloons
Not exactly the numbers we were going for...especially when the balloons
outnumbered the whales. Same gorgeous conditions and we covered a lot of
ground. The Minkes cooperated and the passengers were fortunate to have good
looks.
One heartwarming part of the trip was at the beginning. As I was doing my
orientation and showing the Gray Whale model, there was a little girl
sitting behind me. As I was speaking, she held up a small white board where
she had drawn a Gray Whale. Always nice to have another visual so I held up
her board and showed her masterpiece to the passengers. She of course got a
round of applause. As we headed out toward the buoy, this little 7 year old
( a local SB girl) erased her whales and while the Captain Dave was talking
about the sea lions on the buoy, she proceeded to draw another picture on
her little white board. Her drawing continued much of the trip, including
Devin retreiving the balloons, When we came upon the Minke Whales, another
picture was drawn. A nice little additon to my report.
While we didn't find Grays, it was a lovely trip and everyone was happy.
Captain Dave handed out rain checks. No dolphins and only a handful of
pelicans.
Until I board again,
Sue Miller
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