Tuesday, August 13, 2019

A Three-Hour Tour




We spent a couple of night in Port Angeles Washington.  It is on the strait that separates Washington State from British Columbia.  The initial idea, was that we might take the ferry across to Victoria for a few hours.  When we were getting close I picked up the ubiquitous tourist map of things to do in _____.  And there on the cover were whale watching tours.  I had done this once before, in Hawaii, Jay had not, and he had missed the one fluke we saw in seven days on our Alaska Cruise.  Jay was more excited about whale watching than the Capital of British Columbia (and dealing with currency and cell phone service for a couple of hours) so the Three Hour Tour it was.  

 The morning tour left at 9:30, with boarding and instructions starting at 9:00 AM.  I recommended leaving the hotel room by 8:30 so we could grab something to eat along the way. Jay is not a morning person, and he had trouble sleeping the night before.  About 8 AM I whispered into his ear, want to let this slip to the 3:00 tour? I'll go have breakfast and let you sleep.  He responded with, "really, you won't be upset?"  Really we were on vacation, this was the unscheduled week.  I went in search of eggs benedict - he went back to sleep for a couple of hours.  

 The 85 foot boat left right on time for the afternoon cruise, the trip out was not to bad.  We found a whale, chased him/her for half and hour, then started back towards Port Angeles.  And "the weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed." People around me starting turning funny colors, and hanging on for dear life, and hanging over the rail.  I went to the snack bar and came back with chilli and hot chocolate and chowed down, watching the fellow passengers and the 4 to 6 foot seas and 20 knot winds.  Thanks to "the courage of the fearless crew" we made it back to port in time for a late dinner.  

 Am I the only one humming an old TV theme song?   
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7 comments:

  1. anne marie in philly8/13/2019

    nope, I started humming with your blog title. whales up that close & personal! and I would be one of those people hurling off the side.

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    1. Travel8/13/2019

      Take the train to LA, take a slow cruise to Hawaii, the whale watch tour from in Honolulu was like sitting in your living room, maybe Deedles will go with you.

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    2. Deedles8/13/2019

      We're going next year, cruising from San Diego and back! Anne Marie would be welcome! The only thing is, nobody pukes alone in my presence!

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  2. Moving with Mitchell8/13/2019

    Of course you’re no the only one. Then again, I don’t just him. I have to sing the entire lyrics completely through or it will remain in my head all day... and even then! We did the ferry from Port Angeles. Had amazing whale watch experiences in Maui, San Diego, and Santa Barbara. So many whales that people got bored!

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    1. Travel8/13/2019

      One of my law school professors said, she use to say, even if you don't know the answer to an exam question, write something, odds are you will get some points. Then a student wrote all of the words to the "Gilligans Island Theme song, both versions." Now she says, if you don't know the answer, discuss the question and what you don't know, and you will get some points for that.

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  3. Deedles8/13/2019

    I read this last night. It is now 1:00 in the afternoon here. This stinkin' song is still in my head! It could be worse. It could be It's a Small World (insert wicked snicker here).
    As many times as I've been on cruise ships, as many years as I'd lived in San Diego, as many times as I've searched the ocean, I have yet to see a whale! I saw a few dolphins (or porpoises, I don't know) on one of my Hawaiian trips. Also some kind of flying fish. Oh, whale, I'll keep trying.

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    1. Travel8/13/2019

      The next trip, tryhttps://www.starofhonolulu.com/
      Very comfortable, easy ride, very accessible (I was having trouble walking, they led me to the elevators, pointed me to where I could find a seat with a view.)

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