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Last week, Kekoa, Virginia and I, paddled out in the 6 man Outrigger Canoe celebrating my birthday, quietly watching and enjoying the morning light. A mom and calf pair circled us for 2 hours nursing and resting, while we drifted. It was such a treat... very peaceful with with no other boats around.
I used to train and race with Hawaiian Canoe Club,and being in an outrigger canoe connecting to the ocean was pure birthday bliss,..
We could see breaching males further out in the channel competing for the females. With the ratio being two males to one female, it can get rather competitive as they vie for a female's attention in the hopes of mating at the end of their Hawaiian "vacation".
Kekoa Cramer, a Maui waterman, from the Wailea Canoe Club ,had been on the water the week before with some visitors when they experienced the surprise of their lives. South Maui had alot of rain the evening prior so the ocean was quite murky. A Go Pro was mounted on the canoe to catch this extraordinary footage. This photo was taken by Laurent Lebihan and it's one of the most spectacular close encounter shots that I have ever seen.
Check out Kekoa flying in the air off of his seat in the canoe..It looks as if the adolescent whale came in close enough to be surprised as well. Thankfully, everyone was fine.. This link to Youtube is on the way to a million views...So, check it out, and enjoy.
http://youtu.be/rYQrI7X4mPk
Humpback Whale Love Taps Canoe. Indeed.
Looking forward to the next paddle out in a few days...keeping it real !
With lots of Aloha, Cherie
7 comments:
Looking forward to our next whale watch cruise. Thanks for your post!
Oh my gosh... just yesterday at the beach we saw a whale slapping the water for a good long time. Everyone on the beach was pointing and laughing all excited. Magical time of the year, yes.
Hi, this time of the year is always so magical. We saw a whale yesterday that kept slapping the water... over and over, for a good long time. Everyone on the beach was pointing and laughing all excited.
I have had close encounters with those incredible beings but not that close. We were out in just the two man kayak so getting bumped like that would have easily flipped us over.
It sounds so exciting I must try a small boat trip
This is the best time of the year. Though being on a canoe isn't my thing for whale watching, it can be an advantage being in a smaller, lower craft. We've had some serious muggings I'll never forget.
This is the best time of the year. Though being on a canoe isn't my thing for whale watching, it can be an advantage being in a smaller, lower craft. We've had some serious muggings I'll never forget.
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