For my birthday I was lucky enough to receive an HD Gopro camera and this weekend I finally got to take it for a spin.
In February, with a mill pond for an ocean there's only one glorious & exciting thing to do......whale watch.
It can be a little spooky out there, woah, what da fuk was that?!From 1000 Peaks I paddled back toward the tunnel and toward a pod of three small whales that were gently going about their business. There were a couple of kayaks already enjoying the show and (in what I hopped was stealth mode) I snuck in to join them. Plumes if spray were accompanied by a breathy 'puffffffff ' and even when they went down into the inky sea, the trio surfaced in almost the same spot, seemingly in no hurry to swim away.
Clearly I had the camera was mounted too low as you can't see the whale's backs or tails, but I'm on a learning curve and hope to improve while these amazing creatures are still in town.
Meanwhile on the way back I caught a few ripples.
It might only be small and frothy, but it's still a hell of a lot of fun :-) As an aside, I drive a 1993 Ranger with more than 250,000 miles on it, so I'm starting to shop for a new/used vehicle. The deciding factor.....it has to be able to easily transport 10ft of pure joy! Having test driven a Honda Element for 24 hrs last week, that top contender is officially out of the running as it's not big board friendly. Next......!
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What fun to have a new toy - sadly it won't let me get into it! I appreciate it's something I'm doing but I'll keep trying. Grrrr.
Perhaps if you'd spoken up re. your requirement for a new truck your lovely friends would have all clubbed together?
Lovely verification word of MINGI!
Oppps, my fault I forgot to change the privacy settings! The vid's a bit anticlimactic as I'm still figuring out the the editing process....but having fun with that too.
Do F350's come as Hybrids?
Meant to comment on your pictures.
No.1 - good outline. No.2 - I see no ships. No.3 - I recognise that "I'm afraid" body language from your childhood. Nos. 4 & 5 - Sharon, queen of the seas with an oar that looks slightly too long!!
Sue and I saw these big whales bubble net feeding when we were on our Alaskan cruise several years ago. They are magnificent creatures and as big as a school bus. Amazing.
I must say that you are looking amazingly fit as you approach the half century mark. It must be due to all the excercise and clean living(?).
Can you explain what a F350 is?
F350 = http://images04.olx.com/ui/2/50/50/f_20335050_1.jpeg
Ask a silly question, Anne.......
You know Mchumbie, you'd think I'd have more sense at my age!
Nice pictures and video!
I think now, I want to go paddle tomorrow..
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