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Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a
couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday.

It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They
are usually migrating, not feeding like these were.

There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver.
The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of
whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular
diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their
sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid
mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep.

I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of
these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the
krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across.

Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could
almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly
the same scene.

I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this.

Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:

Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a
couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday.

It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They
are usually migrating, not feeding like these were.

There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver.
The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of
whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular
diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their
sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid
mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep.

I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of
these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the
krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across.

Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could
almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly
the same scene.

I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this.

Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y


Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon.
Hard to comprehend what you're seeing.
I'd like to score about 100 pounds of hi qual ambergris.
A cool $455,520.00 at $10 per gram.
Looked that up on the internets out of curiosity.
Another thing I want to do is hunt meteorites.
Probably just go fishing though.

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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:

Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a
couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday.

It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They
are usually migrating, not feeding like these were.

There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver.
The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of
whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular
diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their
sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid
mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep.

I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of
these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the
krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across.

Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could
almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly
the same scene.

I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like
this.

Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y


Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon.
Hard to comprehend what you're seeing.
I'd like to score about 100 pounds of hi qual ambergris.
A cool $455,520.00 at $10 per gram.
Looked that up on the internets out of curiosity.
Another thing I want to do is hunt meteorites.
Probably just go fishing though.

--Vic



You want fancy perfume?? I'm not much interested in perfumes in general, at
least nothing overwhelming. This stuff sounds pretty gross, but I've heard
they make perfume out of skunk small also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris

Hey, it's easy to hunt for meteors.

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You want fancy perfume?? I'm not much interested in perfumes in general, at
least nothing overwhelming. This stuff sounds pretty gross, but I've heard
they make perfume out of skunk small also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris


Nope. Sell the ambergris to the perfume makers. Maybe Chanel or
Fabrege. I'll find one.
So's I can buy a boat and some bait with the proceeds. Already got
the other fishing gear.

Hey, it's easy to hunt for meteors.


Meteorites. Saw a Nat Geo or Discovery Channel piece on meteorites.
Some are quite valuable, and there are folks hunting them full time.
When they're not fishing, of course.
I suspect they quit hunting the meteorites when they collect enough to
buy a boat, then go fishing full time.
That's what I'd do anyway.

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You want fancy perfume?? I'm not much interested in perfumes in general,
at
least nothing overwhelming. This stuff sounds pretty gross, but I've heard
they make perfume out of skunk small also.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris


Nope. Sell the ambergris to the perfume makers. Maybe Chanel or
Fabrege. I'll find one.
So's I can buy a boat and some bait with the proceeds. Already got
the other fishing gear.

Hey, it's easy to hunt for meteors.


Meteorites. Saw a Nat Geo or Discovery Channel piece on meteorites.
Some are quite valuable, and there are folks hunting them full time.
When they're not fishing, of course.
I suspect they quit hunting the meteorites when they collect enough to
buy a boat, then go fishing full time.
That's what I'd do anyway.

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I meant meteors... you just have to look up.

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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:

There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver.
The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of
whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular
diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their
sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid
mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep.


I wonder if they were doing their sonic/air bubble thing to herd the
fish and krill?

You didn't happen to hear a high pitched whistle did you? I've never
seen blue whales, but I've been given to understand that when you see
this, you can hear the high frequency sound waves.

One other question - did you see much hash on the sounder?
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:

Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a
couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday.

It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They
are usually migrating, not feeding like these were.

There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver.
The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of
whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular
diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their
sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid
mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep.

I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of
these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the
krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across.

Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could
almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly
the same scene.

I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this.

Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y


Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon.
Hard to comprehend what you're seeing.


Like flying into Vegas looking at the hotels out the window. You
haven't a clue as to their scale until you're on the street.

100 ft and how many tons? Holy crap.
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:

Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a
couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday.

It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They
are usually migrating, not feeding like these were.

There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver.
The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of
whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular
diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their
sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid
mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep.

I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of
these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the
krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across.

Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could
almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly
the same scene.

I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this.

Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y

Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon.
Hard to comprehend what you're seeing.


Like flying into Vegas looking at the hotels out the window. You
haven't a clue as to their scale until you're on the street.

100 ft and how many tons? Holy crap.


It's easy to imagine their size when they surface right next to your
boat. I was getting a bit uneasy after see them busy feeding and not
necessarily watching out for me.

Talk about bad breath! And a lot of it.
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jps wrote:
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:

Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a
couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday.

It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They
are usually migrating, not feeding like these were.

There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver.
The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of
whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular
diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their
sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid
mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep.

I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of
these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the
krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across.

Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could
almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly
the same scene.

I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this.

Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y
Whales. Heavy duty. Like looking at the Grand Canyon.
Hard to comprehend what you're seeing.


Like flying into Vegas looking at the hotels out the window. You
haven't a clue as to their scale until you're on the street.

100 ft and how many tons? Holy crap.


It's easy to imagine their size when they surface right next to your
boat. I was getting a bit uneasy after see them busy feeding and not
necessarily watching out for me.

Talk about bad breath! And a lot of it.


Is there a law about proximity? Up here if you're caught getting
close the fines are meaningful.

What sort of bad breath? Anything to compare it to?

It's awesome that you had the opportunity. I know the feeling of
looking down into the water and seeing a big ship's propeller through
the haze. It's other worldly. Seeing animals that size must be
willies inducing.
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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:30 -0800, Jim wrote:

Went out yesterday to watch the whales feeding. I was told about this a
couple of days ago but didn't go until yesterday.

It was amazing. I've seen lots of whales, but never like this. They
are usually migrating, not feeding like these were.

There were a million sea birds, so many krill the sea turned silver.
The ocean sounded like it was carbonated. Then there were groups of
whales spouting as they cruised the surface feeding. No spectacular
diving with the flukes following it under, they just rolled on their
sides and ate their fill. My fish finder showed the sea to be a solid
mass of fish, hundreds of feet deep.

I've never seen so much sea life in one spot. There were several of
these spots, by the way. You could see that the whales were herding the
krill into the center of a big circle, a couple of miles across.

Must have looked like a scene out of whaling 150 years ago. You could
almost imagine the mast head lookout on a whaling ship seeing exactly
the same scene.

I've seen many whales, but they are usually cruising along, never like this.

Not my video, mine has to be edited, and there's a lot to edit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YtC-VagE4Y


Hurry with the video. Can't wait to see it. Where was this?
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