I should have known they got away, because after many weeks without seeing any whales, a humpback dove less than 100 feet out from our rocks. The Rule seems to be: when the whales reappear near the homestead, the visitors are gone. This particular whale heralded the departure of Dave and Anke aboard Slacktide.
Actually, that’s not strictly true. It’s been weeks since we’ve seen any humpback whales. A pod of killer whales came through several days ago, putting on quite a show for the whole family, Dave and Anke included. They swept north in a large pod, then came back south to meet a smaller group coming north. The two continued south in parade-fashion, passing quite close to the homestead. But I digress . . . . Continue reading
