If the ‘best thing to do this spring break’ is something the animal kingdom never miss every year, how might it change your life?
The Ocean has its silent caves,
Deep, quiet, and alone;
Though there be fury on the waves,
Beneath them there is none.
-The Ocean, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Whales travel in groups of tens, hundreds, and all the way up to tens of thousands. I can’t help but imagine what it would be like to be traveling in groups of your kind … in the thousands. Modern humans rarely get to do this. When they do, circumstances are usually dire. There’s a war, famine, or natural disaster.
But sea creatures do this every year!
I’m here today with Gisele Andersen, the 1st US’s UNESCO World Heritage Site winner. Together with her husband Captain Dave, they’ve had up-close experience with whales and dolphins.
Previously: “Leaving when you have everything”
(Part 3 of 3 with John Badal)
In this episode:
“You see a pod of dolphin and we see mega pods here.”
“So we see pods as big as five or 10,000.”
“Our average size pod is several hundred.”
“My favorite part is when they get close to you …”
“Turn their head, and look up at you …”
“When whales exhale at 220 miles an hour”
“Water shoots up 40 feet high”
“When the Coast Guard sees him coming, they’re like: No! …. NO!!
