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Whale Watching

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We had a great time going whale watching in the Monterey Bay. It started out kind of what you would expect. We saw otters and seals like you can often see from shore. When we got out just a bit, we saw lots and lots of Rossis dolphins (no good pictures though). Then we went a bit further out and saw Grey whales. It turns out you spot whales by the spouts of water as they breathe in the distance. The grey whales would come up for 4 or 5 breaths then go under for about 5 minutes. As we were getting done with the last set of grey whales, we saw 2 sets join up to make a set of about 5. We then high-tailed it to what our captain suspected was Killer Whales. We got there in time to see the pod of 5 Orcas hunt and kill a seal. (It took 30 minutes or so.) Margaret got a great picture of the final impact (gory).

Of course, we got a few pictures of Katy.

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