This picture shows the whale's spout as it comes up for air. We were about 7 miles out from the coast so the water was still fairly shallow. The whales kind of follow an interesting pattern. They would come up to the surface about every 5-10 minutes and they would blow out of their spout about 6 times or so. After they did that they would dive under to find food. They would come up often because they were in such shallow water and didn't have to dive very far for food. We stayed close to one whale and he came to the surface repeatedly. We managed to stay with him and not lose him. We also saw about 6 more whales from farther away. We could just see their spouts on the horizon. An interesting fact is that whales eat crill, which are really tiny fish. It is kind of ironic that the largest animal in the sea eats the smallest. 
After they have exhaled a few times they dive under the water to go deep in search of food and when they dive is when you can get a good view of the tail. It's amazing! The pictures don't even begin to capture how cool it really is!
We also saw some sea lions just chillin' and hanging out on this buoy. 
It's fun to go to the zoo, the aquarium or Sea World to see these animals but there is something that is so unforgettable and awe inspiring to actually observe these creatures in their natural habitat. It was $30 spent that was well worth it! If you ever have a chance to do this, don't pass it up! You will not regret it - I promise!
2 comments:
That looks absolutely beautiful!
I also love your new family pictures on the side of your blog, well I don't know how new they are, but I just noticed them.
That's so cool! How fun to do that together! Your pictures were awesome!
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