These whales feed in shallow water so they were close to the shore, we didn’t have to go very far out to see the first one! Carrie’s dog Kita, a golden lab malamute mix also joined us as Kita can smell a whale when it is close and barks.
It was just a few short minutes after clearing the wake that Kita started to bark and we met our first gray whale “Salt & Pepper.” None of the whales came really close to the boat but we got within 100 – 200 ft of them. This is the blowhole with a heart-shaped blow.
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