Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is our hostess for the Friday Fictioneers challenge. This week our prompt is provided by Ted Strutz. Thanks Rochelle for giving us an update on his progress.
The rustle of sick bags and groans of a few passengers was enough to put anyone off.
The crew were coping marvelously though and the introductory video was enlightening and promising.
‘To port!’ came the cry across the speakers, and all able passengers lunged to outside, cameras at the ready.
The blue whale** showed himself in all his finery.
Awesome, and I felt extremely small and insignificant.
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** addendum:
My whale watch in NZ was to see Sperm Whales. Totally wondrous!
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The rustle of sick bags and groans of a few passengers was enough to put anyone off.
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Wonderful to learn their discomfort was rewarded with the sighting of a blue whale.
It was a wonderful experience. I did feel sorry for one lady who missed it all because she was so ill. She’d only come to please her husband. The crew were wonderful with her though.
Whales are such extraordinary and improbable creatures
It was a wonderful experience Neil.
Wow, all the sickness would be worth such a mesmerizing site. Well done, Di.
I loved it Mason. I took a 7 day mini trek on my own when I visited Bro in NZ in 2010 which included a whale watch in Kaikora.
I’m jealous! I would so love to do that myself.
It was a wonderful experience
I felt the same way my first night on the ocean… stars without pollution, a calm sea, dolphins jumping and swimming alongside the ship singing to one another. Ahhhh, would that I could be there right now. Thanks for the memory of it.
You’re welcome.
I would love the opportunity to do this.
It was too good an opportunity to miss, though I’ve just double checked and they were sperm whales I saw, but still wonderful.
What an experience. I’ve seen many amazing things on my travels but never a blue whale. One day…!
I’ve just double checked with the tourism site, and they were giant sperm whales……… still magnificent though.
What a wonderful experience. I’m so glad that nowadays we pursue whales with cameras rather than harpoons.
Most definitely. They are awesome creatures.
Cameras only please, I would love to see whales,
It was fabulous, and something off my wish list.
I fear I’d have to venture out alone as Sparky has severe motion sickness…. he’d be doubled over with a sick bag! I’m sure the sight was spectacular!! Me being a little dyslexic I’d be the one running to the wrong side of the boat and missing everything!!
They had it so well organised, no-one missed anything.
Oh what a wonderful experience (well, not for those who don’t do well with motion…) Lucky you!
It was terrific Dale. I loved it and was too excited to be sea sick!
I so want to go to les Iles de la Madeleine, past Quebec City to go see the whales there. On day!
That must be an awesome sight Di.
It was wonderful Rochelle. Something off my wish list.
WOW! What a cool thing to see! Nice “tail” 😉
And it was a big one!!!
We took the kids whale watching once in Western Australia. It was supposed to be an amazing experience. On the jetty before we got onto the boat, our middle child was already feeling crook. Then, I think the boat was travelling too fast on rough water, and by the time we got to the whales, that boy had been chucking the whole time, our older daughter was lying on a bench ignoring the world but holding onto things. Hubby was in the toilet with the youngest throwing up boy, struggling himself. I was sitting with the middle boy, forcing myself not to be sick. Whales? Who gives a *#@( was our attitude by then 😂
Oh how awful for you all! The lady next to me only saw the inside of her sick bag, she was so ill. I was too excited to be sea sick.
Ah! On my bucket list (though I may actually need that bucket, come to think of it … 😉 ) N.
It was a great experience
🙂 Sounds like it!
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Wonderful story, well told. I suppose I had my chance. 🙂
Glad you liked it
I was on a whale watch off the coast of Maine several years ago. I’ll always count it as a highlight in my life. We took dramamine about an hour before we boarded, and I just had a little nausea 🙂
I was too excited to get sea sick. I felt so sorry for the lady who saw nothing but the inside of a paper bag.