A gray whale dropped by our RVtravel.com/RVbookstore.com Edmonds, Wash., offices on Monday, June 7. Well, the whale didn't quite make it into our offices. But it fed for most of the day about 100 yards away at the ferry dock. A ranger said the whale was about 30-feet long. People stopped by all day long to check out this big fellow. The anglers on the adjacent fishing pier probably weren't too happy having the whale gobble up their booty. About two weeks earlier, a pod of Orca Whales was in the same area.
Just north of the ferry dock is a Washington underwater state park. Scuba divers usually poke around down there most days checking out all the fish and the sunken boats. I figured if the whale passed there on its way 50 yards south to the ferry dock area they must have got a quite a shock. Watch the 20-second video to see the whale.
As you can see in the opening scene, two bald eagles were checking out the action, too.
Chuck, you need to lower your book prices if you can afford to rent/own that pretty spot. Loved the shot of the Bald Eagles!!!! Such a pretty place no wonder you don't travel as much as you used to.
ReplyDeleteLong ago when my to-be wife and I were dating in La Jolla, Calif, we were walking along Cliff Walk about 75 feet above the ocean near the Cove. A huge gray whale was rolling up against the rocks to scrape barnacles off of its skin. Quite a sight and right at our feet, so to speak.
ReplyDeleteJohn Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee
To Pat -- Our office is in a warehouse and the rent is very affordable. What I didn't say in this post is that besides being close to the shore of Puget Sound, we are even closer to the railroad tracks! That keeps the rent down. -- Chuck
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