Friday, July 21, 2006

Night J's

Our scheduled 8pm trip found us in a tricky situation. We heard that K pod were still somewhere around Salmon Bank, so off we set. The sun set as we were approaching. Chelsea and I were glued to our binoculars scanning the horizon, looking for our black and white friends. No sighting.



Jeff heading north to the lighthouse where he had just recieved word on the phone. There we had not K's, but J's as Polaris came close by in the dusk light, her nicked fin making her distinct. Ruffles and co. made an appearance as well.
As SuperCat sat in the waters, shut down, all of J's passed by, their woosh of a blow echoing in the stillness of the 21:40 air. We were watching J pod in the dark, with stars in the sky above, and the moon somewhere! Very surreal. A definate first for us all. We, the crew, were blown away. When will these incredible animals cease to amaze us? Hopefully never.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgqt-WQ-1Bw

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