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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Today, as I as waiting to board the Island Adventurer
for a hike on ESCI, Cheryl came out of the Island Packer office to inform us
that they had just received word from a boater that there was a whale in
Ventura Harbor!!! I immediately thought of the adventures of a wayward
Gray Whale in <st1:City w:st="on">Santa Barbara</st1:City> as well as a whale
that had entered <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">San Diego</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. I also began
to calculate the number of wrong turns that could lead a lost whale into the Keys
and a real dilemma. Fortunately by the time we pushed off from the dock
it was reported that the whale was outside of the NPS headquarters. As we
got to the mouth of the harbor, I observed the wind blow its’ spout past
the entrance to the harbor. Fortunately it had just made a right turn and
was apparently returning on his way northward. Captain Jimmy, wisely,
decided that after the wrong turn the whale was probably stressed and did not
need further stress of a boat following its every move. All indications
were that it was a juvenile Gray. Just before arriving at Scorpion we
encountered 2 Humpbacks, one adult and a juvenile. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 color=black
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dick Bellman</span></font></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
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