[CINC] A whale of a show!!!!

[Debbie shelley]

3pm trip condor
4 humpbacks
12 humpbacks seen at a distance and some breaching.
 
Never did I think i could be totally in awe as much as we were today.  We had 4 amazing humpbacks that you would have thought had been trained for our entertainment. 
for at least 1 full hour.  These whales put on a show that should have gotten the academy award.  All four whales would be right below the surface so we could watch them below the water, cruising back and forth under the boat, they never went more than 100 yards from the boat.  At one time they all four spy hopped at the same time and all did a full pivot around.  The large male had a lot of barnacles on his chin, look like he had a beard.  Some of the passengers named him Barnacle Bill.   No one wanted to leave, even an 8 year old boy said it was the most beautiful thing he ever saw.    Thanks to Laura and the crew Captain Matt (who also said it was one of the most amazing sight he has see), Dennis and Brooke and me Debbie and again to those great humpbacks.  		 	   		  
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