SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009, MINKE WHALE

SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009, MINKE WHALE

"There is a way that nature speaks, that the ocean speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story."
Linda Hogan

You never can be sure what you will see when you get out onto the water. Most days we are thrilled by the variety of marine species that we encounter. And some days, for whatever reason, we are all but "shut out" and it is almost as if most of the creatures have somehow just disappeared. But in that there is mystery, too.

Certainly it is not for a lack of effort: In fact, these are the days when we travel further, logging more nautical miles and using the last ounce of energy to scan every inch of the sea for creatures to show to our passengers.

By identifying and watching a massive flock of birds feasting on fish we are able to predict that something large must be pushing that "Bait Ball" up to the surface.

Today we were blessed to see a Minke Whale.