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Add VGABNDO to the list of folks who have had their lives changed by a huge marine mammal who came to them for attention.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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vgabndo
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Here's lookin down your blowhole baby!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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vgabndo
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Here's a pretty picture.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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vgabndo
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She loved to have the inside of her lips rubbed.
This went on for an hour and ten minutes.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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woody with a view
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glad to have another member of the club.....
that baleen foto is insane. FOTO OF THE DAY!
what did the baleen feel like?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
For the middle third of our travels, Mrs VGABNDO wanted to go whate watching. My mind went to a dozen gringos in orange life jackets in a panga with
someone yelling I thought I saw a whale spout. Fortunately, she was right and I was wrong. We took an off season half day with Antonio's Eco Tours
at Camp 3, Daniel, Antonio's son, was our driver and we had a "guide" who was a visiting German whale watcher from the Canary Islands. Daniel says in
eleven years he's only had this happen three times.
She came up out of the depths directly along side of the boat, watching us as she came up sideways. She'd come to be touched, and when she was, she'd
lie on her side with her eye closed and just soak it up.
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Nothing like whale's eyes...what a lot of nice pictures!
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Woody, one of her playful tricks was to submerge just enough to fill the space above the baleen and slam her mouth shut, drenching anyone hanging over
the rail. Having seen that mouth close, the pictures show exactly how far I risked my fingers. Daniel, said that far more dangerous was to put
anything into her blowhole. It has to hold out water at insane pressures, and literally snaps shut with a noise.
Like most Grays, this one was "right-handed", her left side was clearly the most barnacled.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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wow and double wow...best blowhole and baleen shot i've seen...way to go kids and Cathy & you deserved that cosmic visit...sure blows some
circuits huh! outstanding amigos!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
She loved to have the inside of her lips rubbed.
This went on for an hour and ten minutes. |
WOW. WoW wOw!
Fantastic day you had!
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
This went on for an hour and ten minutes. |
Outstanding.
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Damn............Sooo Glad you saved the pictures, I knew you were worried..
They are Awsome!!! Miss ya bro... come back soon Ok!
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Most incredible sequence of wildlife shots I've ever seen on Nomads............simply stunning!!!!
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Way cool whale experience! Lucky you two!
nena
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Incredible! Amazing! Those are the best photos of whales I have ever seen! That whale no doubt read your vibes my friend! What a remarkable
experience!
Iflyfishinawe
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Rick, brother I was vibin' her for sure. But it was a boat full of the same emotion. Our "guide", who was in an altered state was left hanging over
the rail saying "baby, baby, baby, baby, on and on in English and German!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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The same chapped skin seen around the blowhole was found on her lips. Here are two examples with the close-up in the next post.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
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PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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The surface has disappeared from the left side, it is still visible in the right sample. Are these huge cells that can be seen with the naked eye?
Other shots I have show each "cell" with an indentation in the skin within it, and a projecting bump in the exact center.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Here's why it pays to be careful on sandy beaches. This was the smaller of two tools on the business end of a saucer-sized ray at La Bocana.
The exposed part is about 9/16"
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Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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