>For those who are interested, some of the humpback whale shots from
Saturday are on the web, at http://christinevadai.home.sprynet.com.
>Christine Vadai
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>> Bill Tweit's account of the Sept. 4th Westport, WA pelagic trip follows:
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>> Humpback Whale - 2
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>> The Humpback Whales were certainly the highlight of the day, with numbers
>> of FFSH, STSH and SPSK close seconds. The whales surfaced repeatedly >>
near the boat, and had at least 6 Dall's feeding in close conjunction. At
least
>> one photographer on board obtained good shots of the fluke undersides, we
>> hope

Thanks, Christine and Bill - I just finished reading the Whalesong trilogy
(about humpback whales) (age level about 7 or 8 nowadays - but then I'm in
my second childhood) so I especially appreciated seeing "the real thing"
...... or at least as close to the real thing as I'm going to be at present
......

Toni
Seattle