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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Whales and things

So first let me apologize for the slackness of our posting lately. The trip down form california was as speedy as possible so we could make a wedding here in Puerto Vallata and because the weather was not being very nice so we had to try and avoid that. There will be some posts pop up in the next few days about that so I will leave it there.

What I am here to talk about is the Whales. The are everywhere here and have been pretty active since we left Ventura. So far we have seen 1 Blue whale(they are real big and can have a tongue that weigh's the same as an elephant, Average elephant is 8000 pounds, average baby elephant is 260 pounds, and the average person is 170 pounds(I am giving humanity the benefit of the doubt here). So evidently a Blue Whales Tongue can weigh as much as 1 elephant, 32 baby elephants or 48 Humans, Thats a pretty sweet tongue). We also sore some humpback whales and some Pilot whales. The pilot whales are the most playful and are always jumping around and slapping their tales. We watched one of these guys slap his/her tale for a good 30 minutes coming out of Cabo. I hope there was some good food around cause that whale must have been tired after that display.

So we sore whales everyday and like most things you see everyday you get used to and a little less excited about. The really good part about this was that no one took any pictures/video of whales. Most of us used the excuse "I just want to enjoy the moment and not miss it by getting the camera" but after a week or two it was more laziness than anything, plus most were a long way off. The one exception to this was the humpback that decided to play with us. Out of no where while sailing the boat takes a massive lurch upwards and this huge fin comes out of the water on our starboard side. It was close enough to touch and came out as high as the deck. Everyone freaked out a bit and yelled and screamed. I checked the bilge to see if we were taking on water(their wasn't any but I am paranoid about those things). and then everything settled down and we both went on our merry ways. My one hope in this situation was that from the whales perspective it went like this

Whale 1(we will call Fred): Hey Jim here comes another boat. You want to have a go

Whale 2(his name is Jim if you hadn't noticed): Nah Fred I am kinda over it. That last boat was kinda lame and put me on a downer.

Fred: Ah whatever Jim. This has been the best day so far, I am going for it
(Fred swims towards our boat, Sonaring the tune to mary had a little lamb)

Fred: Oh I got you now boat., have a taste of Humpback Fred's wake, oh yea that felt good now now suck on my right tale fin(to me this would be the same as the middle finger)

Fred and Jim: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Jim: HAHA that was brilliant. Did you see the faces on that lot. Nice work Fred

Fred: Told you that looked like a good boat. I bet those suckers are even checking their bilge for water. Chumps

Jim: Ok, Let me go next, where is the next boat

And that is our experience with whales so far.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Turtles. There have been lots of turtles floating around in the sea of Cortex. They are cool but they don't do much except stick their heads up for a moment to look.

Seals and Sealions. These guys are everywhere including 20 miles off shore. Super playful and they will follow you for a while. The ones in Ensanada were really loud and aggressive. We were even warned to keep the dog away from the sides as he would get taken by a sealion if he got to close.

Flying Fish. These guys are crazy and are everywhere. They charge around about a half a foot off the water. Really agile and quick. Can be a little scary at night when you can't make out exactly what they are.

Hope all is well and happy reading

Thursday, March 24, 2011

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

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Friday, March 18, 2011

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

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Friday, March 11, 2011

Minami es tsunami!

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So last night during Carl's and my midnight shift, we start hearing the Coast Guard reports about a tsunami watch on the West Coast. "3 foot swell?" scoffs Carl, "We won't even notice that!" Later, during our 5am shift, the watch report seems to be getting a little more intense. Mariners are advised to exit the water...clear harbors...run screaming for the hills! This morning I woke up to the sounds of the rest of the crew laughing and whooping. Clearly, we made it through the 7am tsunami call just fine. Of course, our first landing in Ensenada today was met with frantic emails from friends and family, but rest assured, we're all fine. Now, since the last few days have been straight sailing with interupted sleep shifts, I'm more than a little zonked. So I'm just going to comment on the pictures below documenting our saga of preparing to take off into the deep blue sea.