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Whale Watching

SurferWife — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:11:08 GMT

After work today my husband & I poured a glass of wine & sat out on the beach. Talk about a great show! A mama whale & her baby were swimming and the mama was doing one full breach after another, then the baby would breach as best she could. Then they started playing & the mama was flapping her fin on the water & the baby would do her little baby breach. What a great Aloha Friday (as we call it here) evening. I wish I could have taken pictures for y'all, but it was too far out for a picture to really do it justice, but close enough for us to get a great visual. Watching God's creatures at play...what a wonderful Friday evening.

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sunshine45 — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:13:27 GMT

so upset that when we were there last may/june that we did not get the chance to see any whales. it was too late in the season, but we tried.

enjoy @SurferWife .....you have a beautiful state!

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SurferWife — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:16:28 GMT

@sunshine45

Shucks...sounds like you got here a little too late. I may try to get some pictures this weekend (iPhone, not a fancy camera) and post them here. At least it might get people's mind off of the crisis, even if a few minutes.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:42:51 GMT

@SurferWife How fortunate you were! I love whale watching, although there's not a lot of it going on here in NM. Went in Alaska. About how far offshore were these two? Next time take camera instead of wine.

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SurferWife — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 06:13:37 GMT

@Kachina624

According to my husband they were about 1/4 mile out. We could see them clearly from the beach. It's prime whale season, so I need to remember to take my phone with me. I don't know how well the pictures will turn out, but I can try. They really are amazing creatures!

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spursfan2 — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 06:40:21 GMT

What a gift to see such beauty @ a time like this.

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Lilysmom — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:11:55 GMT

@SurferWife , lovely way to start the weekend. LM

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Trix — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:45:32 GMT

@SurferWife What a fabulous treat right in your backyard (so to speak). Many years after seeing one in person I adopted a whale (through WDC). Been whale watching in northern Pacific region, and would love to venture to Hawaii to whale watch.

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4kitties — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 09:51:41 GMT

@SurferWife

I have been blessed by two trips to Hawaii. Some of my most favorite weeks ever. The drive to Hana, Haleakala, and hiking on Diamond Head. Pearl Harbor. And the delicious fresh seafood!

We did not see any whales though. I am sure it was a beautiful sight to see them. I have deer in my backyard and soon the fawns will be here. We love to watch them. A nice diversion from the dern virus.

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on the bay — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 10:26:20 GMT

@SurferWife,

@sunshine45 ,

and all whale watchers,

If you can, stream from Disney Plus,

The Dolphin Reef!

I watched it last night and it was so amazing to watch all the dolphins with a mom and baby and then showed whales dancing!!

Oh my goodness. I have never seen such incredible photography.

In the end they show a man with his

underwater camera who amoung others made it all possible.

Breathtaking!

And if you have Amazon Prime, Disney Plus is free for a year!

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Ladylaughsalot — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 11:14:16 GMT

What a lovely way to spend an evening. Sounds absolutely heavenly.

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LindaSal — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:35:34 GMT

@SurferWife Wow, that sounds heavenly! I've visited Hawaii a couple of times and loved it. We didn't see any whales when we were there though. It's one of my favorite things to do. We go out to Cape Cod every year to do one, always get to see some Humpbacks out there, it's awesome! We're lucky, it's only about an hour drive for us.

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feline groovy — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 14:43:01 GMT

mama whale and mama dolphin with their babies....

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Luvtuna — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 20:19:11 GMT

I am so jealous. We love Hawaii and have been on whale watch and dolphin watch trips . We especially loved the spinning dolphins. Keep telling us things like that. I get a vicarious thrill. Aloha!

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SurferWife — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 22:21:21 GMT

@Luvtuna wrote:
I am so jealous. We love Hawaii and have been on whale watch and dolphin watch trips . We especially loved the spinning dolphins. Keep telling us things like that. I get a vicarious thrill. Aloha!

@Luvtuna

Love your name! My husband is a sporting fisherman so we lots of Ahi. I'll try to share pictures if I'm able to get some this weekend.

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Drythe — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 22:33:13 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
After work today my husband & I poured a glass of wine & sat out on the beach. Talk about a great show! A mama whale & her baby were swimming and the mama was doing one full breach after another, then the baby would breach as best she could. Then they started playing & the mama was flapping her fin on the water & the baby would do her little baby breach. What a great Aloha Friday (as we call it here) evening. I wish I could have taken pictures for y'all, but it was too far out for a picture to really do it justice, but close enough for us to get a great visual. Watching God's creatures at play...what a wonderful Friday evening.

@SurferWife

Hello! I'm sitting here beaming just feeling your joy! What a lovely memory you shared with all of us. Please send photos if you can.

Love to Mr. Toby .

Y'all Be Well!

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quadmimi — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 22:43:29 GMT

@SurferWifeOh gee that sounds amazing!....You live in such a pretty place!

We are having horrible allergy season in Az right now, not the best time for allergy folks to be outside. So I wlll enjoy your outside!

(and your all nice & tan)

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SurferWife — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 22:41:13 GMT

Aloha @Drythe!

Mr. Toby is doing quite well. His groomer is still open so my husband took him yesterday. The groomer comes out to the truck and gets Toby, then when done brings him back out. We pay over the phone so they are keeping a distance from humans. At least he still gets to have his hair cut!

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SurferWife — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 22:43:17 GMT

@quadmimi

Tan...yes...thanks to WEN Bronzing drops! I don't sunbathe like I used to. i just can't take laying in the heat like I could prior to menopause...HA!

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mrssweetiebear — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 23:49:04 GMT

Are you on Oahu? We are on Maui and we watched some whales from our car while parked briefly on the side of the road yesterday.

But all beaches and parks and parking lots are closed. There is no "sitting on the beach" allowed without risk of ticket and fine. Police were out in force yesterday on both west and south shores of Maui. We were on the north shore and didn't see any police but there was no one on the beach just sitting around. Only swimming, surfing, windsurfing, paddle boarding, fishing allowed.

There is still some question if walking on the beach for exercise is still considred legal. Some say only walking across the beach to get into the water to swim, etc. is safe from police/