[CINC] Grays at the beach!

[ThusOne at aol.com]

This is a bit unusual for south bound...   I saw two gray whales, one did a 
full breach and i wasn't even on a boat.  

Today at Carpinteria beach about 3:15 pm.  (nice big surf)  And I didn't 
bother bringing my binoculars on this particular day.   The first whale was right 
at the end of the Venoco pier when I became aware of it.   I thought it might 
be in trouble because it was so close to shore.   There was a kayak right 
there only even further out than the whale was, with teenagers in it (I think).   
They were very wise and just stayed still and didn't try to follow the whale.

Then another whale comes from my right to left... or it might have even been 
two.   But it was further out and it did a full breach.
I have only seen one Gray whale from Carpinteria beach before this, and that 
was the more usual north bound.

Shirley Johnson



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