Thar She Blows!

A couple of Sunday's ago, Tessa (Brad's sister) and Brad (Brad's brother-in-law) took us sailing with Chad (Brad's nephew) and Nan (Brad's Grandma). It was a cold winter day with a long rolling swells. Not ideal. HOWEVER, we had an encounter with Fin whales. These happen to be the 2nd largest whales on the planet. At first, we thought we saw only one whale and seemed on the small side. Probably, a little over 40ft. Then, we saw the Mama! HUGE! Twice the size of the other whale. The whales were only 40ft from the side of the boat. So close we could feel their breath. Just think, I almost didn't go sailing because it was Football Sunday. (I didn't miss the Vikings game because it happened to be the week they played on Monday night.) Sea lions hanging out on the buoy. Excited to be on the Equinox.

Chad and Nan.

This is a quick video, look for the fin in the water. In this video, one of the whales is hiding in the sun. But it's amazing hearing the whales breathe.