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TIP 19
to simulate seeing a Minke Whale swimming under the stern of
the boat in crystal clear water and then playing in the wake for 45 minutes
at 6.30 this morning as it was coming light you need to ?
Priceless
russ whales this
morning were stunning I got some great movie
footage getting closer to Antigua now wont
have to much time to see it but will at least make my homeward
flight we caught a king fish
last night about 3 ft long it made a nice tea for all and I have got some tales
of the ones that got away see all soon russ
Who awakened to the sound of an alarm this morning?
lots of you no doubt, how many were woken by the sound of "Whales?" non of
you probably. Ah! but we were.
A mad dash on deck from our bunks a moment
couldn't be lost. "Where, Where", I shouted. cameras snapping, videos rolling,
bloody brilliant. As the excitement of the moment had subsided, the cool breeze
could be felt as it bit into semi naked bodies, I looked down, damn! I
forgot to put my shorts on.................gotcha!!!
An encounter that can only be described as
magical. Ch
Morning - I got the first sighting of the
whales - I was just taking a picture of a great big black squall following
us when I saw a big black back and a big fin just surface and go under at
the back of the boat. Unbelievable! We saw whales for an hour and a halfish -
coming up to the back of the boat, under the water at the stern, and we
could see them going under the boat, and got some great video of them
coming out face first and facing us, then going under - at the back of the boat!
Im sure there were quite a few passing through. It was awesome. Wore out both my
camera and video camera batteries!! Yesterday was squall
galore - we could permanently see 4 around us all day - either moving in
front at either side or.... straight through us. I helmed through 3 in the
morning - one after the other. It was great. Got absolutely soaked and got winds
up to 31.5 knots, massive amounts of rain - so much that the sea flattened.It
was amazing - we'd sail over a massive wave - it was like going over a hill - to
see loads more hills off to the the near distance, in black and grey mist - it
was very dramatic and bloody great fun helming through it - I loved it,
being the reason I didn't blog yesterday as I was glued to the helm.
The last one I helmed through - we must have gone straight through the
middle of it, cos it was the most rain and the most dramatic. I also got
11.5knots speed helming, the boats record I believe so far!! he he!!
Interesting couple of days. Oh yes, and on my watch 2 nights ago, I was
just listening to Pink Floyd, looking at a dramatic moon in black clouds,
reflecting on a dramatic sea - when flying fish flew on the deck right in
front of me. I should of taken a piccie, but want to get him back in the sea as
soon as poss so he didn't die - the others would have probably eaten him!!
Had to get him back in quick! See you soon. Thanks to all my friends for your
texting - am very glad to hear from you. Caroline x
ken- not much to add really my first whale at sea
quite a moving experience all round, hard to describe, you had to be there!
SLAMYX.
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