[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (i.e. headers/footers/sig lines/comments from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] on 20/9/02 5:57 AM, Rcgibbert_at_aol.com and melissa_at_bonnyweeboaty.net wrote: > I can't give enough credit to the whale > for narrowly avoiding our collision into him! > > Rob G > - but from my experience, the whales > have a very good sense of where my wee boaty is in relation to > themselves, and they're very good at avoiding collisions. > > Melissa I too can attest to how aware whales are of what's happening around them. I had juvenile humpback "check us out" for a good 5 mins one day, blowing right in front of the kayaks then sliding underneath within touching distance of the paddlers! The whale swam directly underneath us within inches and the whole time never touching a kayak. It can be a humbling experience to be the toy of something so large! There are some good photos of the encounter on my website, click on the news icon http://www.seakayakingwhitsundays.com.au Colin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 20 2002 - 09:36:10 PDT
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