[CINC] Whale in Ventura Harbor

[Dick Bellman]

Today, as I as waiting to board the Island Adventurer for a hike on ESCI,
Cheryl came out of the Island Packer office to inform us that they had just
received word from a boater that there was a whale in Ventura Harbor!!!  I
immediately thought of the adventures of a wayward Gray Whale in Santa
Barbara as well as a whale that had entered San Diego Bay.  I also began to
calculate the number of wrong turns that could lead a lost whale into the
Keys and a real dilemma.  Fortunately by the time we pushed off from the
dock it was reported that the whale was outside of the NPS headquarters.  As
we got to the mouth of the harbor, I observed the wind blow its' spout past
the entrance to the harbor.  Fortunately it had just made a right turn and
was apparently returning on his way northward.  Captain Jimmy, wisely,
decided that after the wrong turn the whale was probably stressed and did
not need further stress of a boat following its every move.  All indications
were that it was a juvenile Gray.  Just before arriving at Scorpion we
encountered 2 Humpbacks, one adult and a juvenile.  

 

Dick Bellman

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