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Re: Ciel
That sounds like a grand experience! Between this image, and the NYT article (see gapcohen's link here in her second comment) I am more than ever moved to get back to where the whales are.
posted by
Ciel
on November 2, 2009 at 9:31 AM
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Re: Thank you so much, Mal, for sharing this article!
Ten pages, and well-worth reading from end to end!
It really updates the information I have had previously.
posted by
Ciel
on November 2, 2009 at 9:29 AM
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By the way - this article http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/magazine/12whales-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 was recently in the NY Times magazine. It truly changed the way I look at whales - and your report corresponds to the awe described in the very last paragraph....Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on November 1, 2009 at 4:36 PM
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So wonderfully, vividly written, Ciel - I feel as if I were there. I'm thinking as Taps does - that they knew you were there and were checking you out...Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on November 1, 2009 at 4:33 PM
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Ciel
What a fantastic experience. I've been out on boats, off the Digby Neck in Nova Scotia, to watch humpbacks - and it was always a huge thrill! Once we were in a (fairly large) inflatable, which means you're really low in the water, and when they come up near you, you're not
above them, but
beside them...
posted by
Nautikos
on October 29, 2009 at 7:12 PM
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Excellent, RRector!
so go, go!
Are there companies that take people out to sea... to see?
posted by
Ciel
on October 28, 2009 at 10:56 AM
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One of my dreams is to go whale watching. You bring it to life so vividly, you've revived the dream!
posted by
Rockingrector_retd
on October 28, 2009 at 10:42 AM
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TAPS,
I have no doubt they were fully aware of our presence, a little tangle of energies perched on the edge of their world. If you can find it, I highly recommend the book MIND IN THE WATERS. You will be fascinated!
posted by
Ciel
on October 28, 2009 at 8:11 AM
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Re: definitely a moment never to be forgotten, ever. Hug it to you and thank
That moment is one of the best ever in my little box of such treasures.. right up there with watching my son dance with his sister at her wedding!
posted by
Ciel
on October 28, 2009 at 8:08 AM
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Thank you, Sam!
posted by
Ciel
on October 28, 2009 at 8:07 AM
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Wow! Those whales must have been curious about the two of you being there. Did you ever feel that they were observing you?
posted by
TAPS.
on October 28, 2009 at 6:05 AM
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definitely a moment never to be forgotten, ever. Hug it to you and thank
you for sharing it with us.
posted by
Kabu
on October 27, 2009 at 8:35 PM
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What an awesome experience! I so enjoy reading your writing, too! sam
posted by
sam444
on October 27, 2009 at 2:59 PM
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