I have had a few whales "check me out". In fact there was a young one who seemed to be especially curious of boats big and small around here a couple summers ago. This was the first collision I had heard of as far as kayaks go. Thanks for your affirmation about it being an accident (a fluke?). Still think that was what happened. Should make a good campfire story as long as my mother doesn't get wind of it. She worries a bit. Bob On 9/22/2012 8:16 PM, pat baird wrote: > > Mine is not a kayak story, but rather a whale one... In Prince William > Sound (before the Exxon Valdez spill), I had a humpback whale go under > my stopped Zodiac and come up the other side and just hang out. If > s/he had wanted to upset us, s/he could have. S/he definitely saw us > and looked up at us; then swam off. I think your assessment is > completely correct. But great story, Bob, and what an experience for > you. Makes for good story-telling around the fire in the winter... > > thanks for sharing > > Pat Baird *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Sep 22 2012 - 22:38:45 PDT
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