Vancouver Island Whale Watch promised a free second trip if no whales showed up. I was chuckling at the deal I was getting, two zodiac ocean tours for the price of one. I had no idea what was coming next, a top moment of my life.
We babysat a humpback whale while it's mother dove deep five times for about a quarter hour each time. The baby "mugged us", splashed us on purpose, dove under the zodiac, circled and generally freaked us out wondrously. We felt we belonged there as much as the baby from the deep who played with us.
Presenting calf, Marble, and briefly in the background, Slate (the mother with all black tail) just east of Valdez Island:
And an encore:
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