Surprise! I’m taking you guys on a Whaling cruise from 9am – 1pm. Now, we needed to be there at 8:30am. I missed the mark in getting us there early, so we got there right when they were boarding thanks to my honey’s fancy driving skills. At least we had our caffiene!
Now, the host on board said the little ones had to have life jackets on. Tot was less than enthused.
It was choking her, so we reasoned with Alfredo, and he let her take if off. She would be fine!
The Coast Guard would be close by.
Off we went!
The first sighting was of all the birds and seals on the rock.
Look at all of them at their little party!
We saw a few sluggin’ seals under the pier.
Then we spotted the cutest little otter. He was happier than a bird in a sea of seeds. He had his lunch right on his little belly.
It would now be a while before we’d see some whales. We first spotted a bevy (?) of seals. Look at all of their cute little heads popping out.
Then we saw the most beautiful dolphins swimming in sync. (here is the dolphin we saw. (Riba)
There’s one…
and more..
They were amazing!
We waited a while and Tot was getting hungry. Good thing I had some rolls left from Gayle’s!
When will we see them, Mommy????
Patience will pay off.
Then………SPOUT!
And more….
Look at that whale tale gracefully swimming in the distance.
Their tales had white underneath.
More kept coming and they were RIGHT WITH US! It was a bit foggy, so seeing them up close was a real treat!!
We ended up being really way out to sea.
Just wonderful. Doug dear got a bunch of videos. So many that his battery ran out!
Finally, the fog cleared.
and we landed.
WOW, God, you did it again!!!!!
On the way back to our car, we had a chance to sample clam chowder. Man, was it tasty!
We tired Tot out.
We headed down the Highway 1 for part of the 17 mile drive to see Carmel. The traffic was horrific, so we headed back to Aptos.
I wanted to take them to my favorite place, Palapas.
My memories of their ceviche are delicious.
So Tatum got to sample: Squid, octopus, and shrimp
I think she likes it.
We were so worn out and comfortable at this point.
Isn’t he just the cutest?
It was definitely time to head back to our cozy condo for another night of CRAZY!
Doug was definitely excited to be playing again!
We had so much fun today! I sure loved being with my family the whole time. What an experience to share.
Thank you , my love, for taking all of the pics and videos. XO