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I was on my honeymoon about 2 years ago in Maui, Hawaii, and I've just dug up the tapes of the whale watching we did. The weather was pretty bad the first couple days we were there so we had to do a lot of switching around of our schedule. But we were able to get some whale watching trips in, which was pretty awesome. It seemed like whales were everywhere! Today I'm sharing a video I took during one of our tours where a mother whale and her calf passed directly underneath our boat (boats have to turn off their motors if a whale is a certain distance from the boat). It was amazing to see these huge animals underneath us - the video doesn't really give you a good perspective on how massive the mother and her calf were! It was truly one of the most memorable days of my life...
Sorry for my shoddy video work - this is what it's like to be on a whale watch - you're standing around, looking at the horizon, waiting for a whale to breach and by the time you realize it, your camera is too late to get a good shot. But I managed to get a couple good ones in!
Enjoy!
That was so cool Christine. It had to be so exciting to see in person.
Posted by: Sue on April 3, 2006 08:24 PMThis is fabulous! The grays are out here now and everytime I am in my kitchen, family room or bathroom, I have my eyes on the water. I jump up and down if I get to see one spout---let alone tail or breach. Great great video. You did a good job because it is near impossible.
Posted by: janet on April 4, 2006 01:59 PMChristine, that was awesome! Thanks for taking such great video, it must have been very exciting. I've been close to the Orcas in a kayak, it's such a thrill!
Posted by: Linda J. on April 6, 2006 05:01 PM
