: Just got back from my usual haunts, King's Harbor, Redondo Beach,
: CA (Los Angeles).
: The Santa Monica Bay is full of Blue Whales.
: At the end of my morning paddle I spoke with three marine
: biologists who chased me down in their Zodiac--they were just as
: ecstatic as I was (still am). Jose and Christine, the marine
: biologists said they also saw a Minke whale.
: No more than two miles off shore, feeding on krill.
: Dozens of the the largest animal on the planet. I shot up my whole
: memory on my FlipHD.

: If you've got a kayak and live near Los Angeles--get in the water!
: There were Blues spouting on all sides of me, all morning. Pods
: of 3-4 whales moving in circles less than half a mile across,
: frequently surfacing. I would be shooting video of two bus sized
: whales blowing multiple times while more whales were behind me
: blowing, off to one side or the other.

: I just trimmed a piece of video and will post it ASAP to my Flickr
: site. It's a clip of two Blue Whales, taking a couple of blows
: and then double flukes in the air.

: http://www.flickr.com/photos/willn2/

: More whales in one morning than could fit into a whole Whale Week
: on TV.

Most excellent! Your recent adventures are enough to fill an episode of "Nature." Thanks for sharing this.

-T-