For almost seventy years, man and boy, I have been riding the BC Ferries. In all that time I have never, ever, seen any kind of whales or dolphins, even though it's a regular occurrence.
Well, now I have. They announced that a group of humpbacks were over by some whale watching boats. The group of boats was about a mile away, and, basically, all that could be seen was a bit of a disturbance on the surface of the water, and a couple of times the mist from a spout. Once the curve of a back, and the tiny tail-end dorsal fin, could be seen as one dove.
A little later there was another group of at least three humpbacks. They were slapping their pectoral flippers on the surface, so you could see a little bit more, but it was still a mile distant, so it was only really apparent what was happening if you knew what was happening.
Still, I have finally seen some ...
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