Whale Watch Tour - August 2005
My neighbor, Laurie, thought it was great that I was instrumental in having the Orca named the Washington State Marine Mammal. 
She called a Whale Watch Tour place in Anacortes and suggested that it would be nice if they gave me tickets to go on a whale watch. They did. I took her and another friend, Lisa. I saved 1 ticket for me to take another tour next year.
August 16, 2005
Laurie picked me up at my house and then we picked up Lisa.
We made a quick drive-thru stop at Jack-in-the-box for Breakfast Jacks.
We drove to Anacortes checked in at the tour place
about 9:00 and got our tickets. 
We each bought a t-shirt with an Orca on it. Laurie and Lisa put their's on immediately.
I already had on an Orca sweatshirt.
We drove to the marina and parked (free). We walked over to where the boat was and waited to board.
There was a total of 78 passengers.
The Captain gave a short lecture about safety while we were at sea.
Lisa and I gave our tickets to the ticket taker and told him the person taking picture was with us!
The boat left promptly at 10:00.
It moved slowly out of the marina and then picked up speed. 
It was an overcast day.
Sometimes we sat outside.
Lisa had her video camera and I had a digital camera. Laurie had her cell phone!
If the boat was going fast it got very windy and the boat really rocked.
You had to hold on to the side rails or the step handrail like Laurie did.
There was a snack bar on the boat and Lisa treated me to nachos. I wanted quesdil
las, but they ran out of tortillas. Laurie got some popcorn. We had each brought some snacks and drinks.
We went past a rocky area that was created from lava (No not Mt. St. Helens) that is designated a habitat. We saw harbor seals many seagulls and coumorants (a species of birds).
We saw lots of very large jellyfish and seaweed.
Sorry, Angela, I think the jellyfish were alive!
I spent some time on the upper deck where the captain was steering the boat.
He had an interesting computer setup. 
We spent about a half hour watching a Gray Whale.
It came very close to our boat.
Another whale watching tour boat that came from Victoria, B. C., was in the same area.
We saw several Minke whales. They go up and down so fast that it is hard to get a picture of them. We also saw some porpoise, but I couldn't get a picture.
The ladies room was about the size of those on an airplane.
The difference being that when the boat is going fast, it is difficult to maintain your balance! I won't mention what Lisa said!
After traveling west and then north, we headed east and went down the west side of Whidbey Island.
We could see Deception Pass Bridge and Mt. Eirie.
We passed along the west side of Anacortes
and r
eturned to the marina about 3:00.
As we left the boat, Lisa said her hair looked as bad as mine. Now was that a nice thing to say?
We had a very enjoyable trip and met many nice people from around the country. These people were from Alton, Illinois. I promised to put their picture in the blog.
NOTE: If you click on the picture you see in larger.
She called a Whale Watch Tour place in Anacortes and suggested that it would be nice if they gave me tickets to go on a whale watch. They did. I took her and another friend, Lisa. I saved 1 ticket for me to take another tour next year.August 16, 2005
Laurie picked me up at my house and then we picked up Lisa.
We made a quick drive-thru stop at Jack-in-the-box for Breakfast Jacks.
We drove to Anacortes checked in at the tour place
about 9:00 and got our tickets. 
We each bought a t-shirt with an Orca on it. Laurie and Lisa put their's on immediately.
I already had on an Orca sweatshirt.We drove to the marina and parked (free). We walked over to where the boat was and waited to board.
There was a total of 78 passengers.
The Captain gave a short lecture about safety while we were at sea.
Lisa and I gave our tickets to the ticket taker and told him the person taking picture was with us! The boat left promptly at 10:00.
It moved slowly out of the marina and then picked up speed. 
It was an overcast day.
Sometimes we sat outside.
Lisa had her video camera and I had a digital camera. Laurie had her cell phone!
If the boat was going fast it got very windy and the boat really rocked.
You had to hold on to the side rails or the step handrail like Laurie did.
There was a snack bar on the boat and Lisa treated me to nachos. I wanted quesdil
las, but they ran out of tortillas. Laurie got some popcorn. We had each brought some snacks and drinks.
We went past a rocky area that was created from lava (No not Mt. St. Helens) that is designated a habitat. We saw harbor seals many seagulls and coumorants (a species of birds).We saw lots of very large jellyfish and seaweed.
Sorry, Angela, I think the jellyfish were alive!I spent some time on the upper deck where the captain was steering the boat.
He had an interesting computer setup. 
We spent about a half hour watching a Gray Whale.
It came very close to our boat.Another whale watching tour boat that came from Victoria, B. C., was in the same area.
We saw several Minke whales. They go up and down so fast that it is hard to get a picture of them. We also saw some porpoise, but I couldn't get a picture.
The ladies room was about the size of those on an airplane.
The difference being that when the boat is going fast, it is difficult to maintain your balance! I won't mention what Lisa said!After traveling west and then north, we headed east and went down the west side of Whidbey Island.
We could see Deception Pass Bridge and Mt. Eirie.
We passed along the west side of Anacortes
and r
eturned to the marina about 3:00.As we left the boat, Lisa said her hair looked as bad as mine. Now was that a nice thing to say?
We had a very enjoyable trip and met many nice people from around the country. These people were from Alton, Illinois. I promised to put their picture in the blog.
NOTE: If you click on the picture you see in larger.
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