[C38] Whales have bad breath

[Chuck Finn]

I was sailing with some friends in the Irish Sea off the west coast of 
Scotland.  Light winds and warm (for once).  Two of us were just 
dozing/gazing off the port side when a whale came about half way out of 
the water, slammed down and dove.  My friend Colin and I just sat there 
with our mouths open.  Our crewmate came up because she heard the noise 
and the wave rocked us!  At first she wouldn't believe us as they had 
never seen a whale in this area in their 20 years of sailing.  Then.... 
she wouldn't forgive us because somehow it was our fault she didn't see it!
A couple of weeks later in roughly the same area, we had a British sub 
do pretty much the same thing!  Scared the crap out of us and this time 
everybody saw it.

And there are people who think all we do is move slowly from one point 
to another....
Chuck Finn
Mighty Quinn  #114  Great Lakes

On 5/17/2011 5:19 PM, Don Strong wrote:
> Our whale only incident occurred half way across Monterey Bay. A huge 
> humpback surfaced about 15 feet upwind and exhaled, wafting over the 
> cockpit one the worst smells that I have ever experienced. Lots of 
> bacterial metabolism down that hole! The huge barnacles on the snout 
> were a sight to see. We were petrified. It eyeballed us then 
> disappeared. D
>
> On 5/17/11 2:02 PM, Steve.Ribble at gmail.com wrote:
>> That really IS amazing, Joe. There must have been some anxious 
>> moments, but what a cool experience!
>>
>> Steve Ribble
>>
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