Red Mosquito

doug rr wrote:

96583UP wrote:

doug rr wrote:always a good feeling

2 humpbacks out now about 400 yards...shit never gets old or boring

do people ever try to boat or swim near them?

there are dumbasses here who see the whales and then drive their boat up close to look

not understanding that the whale might smash or capsize their boat due to whale movements

so far from what I've seen is that the people are very respectful...you'll see a kayaker or 2 follow way behind some times but that about it...its nice to see them left alone..occasionally there will be a research boat out there that tracks them and sends their names out to our whale watch app...
this guy, Skackelton, has been around the last couple weeks...

badass

what kind of fish you eating out there? are there fresh fish for sale?

96583UP wrote:what kind of fish you eating out there? are there fresh fish for sale?

well, there is obviously salmon on every corner...I'm kind of over it for awhile...I like a nice, white flaky fish like cod or sole..sometimes we'll do a whole branzino or striped bass as well...I can eat tuna sushi all day though

oh right yes the salmon are plentiful, comically so

good there's plenty of other stuff

you messin around with any oysters or mussels?

96583UP wrote:oh right yes the salmon are plentiful, comically so

good there's plenty of other stuff

you messin around with any oysters or mussels?

we had fresh linguine and clams last night and Saturday we went up and took a great drive along Chuckanut drive and almost ate our weight in oysters and spotted prawns..I'm amazed I don't have gout again

doug rr wrote:

96583UP wrote:oh right yes the salmon are plentiful, comically so

good there's plenty of other stuff

you messin around with any oysters or mussels?

we had fresh linguine and clams last night and Saturday we went up and took a great drive along Chuckanut drive and almost ate our weight in oysters and spotted prawns..I'm amazed I don't have gout again

love all of that

keep doing what you're doing

and sprinkle in some okanagan wines

I've probably mentioned this before but Pender Bay on the Dampier Peninsular in remote NW Western Australia is probably my favourite place in the whole wide world. I'd like some of my ashes spread up there when I die (as compared to beforehand). It's a huge humpback whale breeding ground and is just amazingly diverse from an aquatic wildlife perspective.

I'm pretty sure that by law in Aus you have to remain 100m away from all whales.

today is our dogs 15th birthday...he's getting bacon and cheese soon..we'll be having glazed donuts and a morning drink of some sort

Higgs wrote:I've probably mentioned this before but Pender Bay on the Dampier Peninsular in remote NW Western Australia is probably my favourite place in the whole wide world. I'd like some of my ashes spread up there when I die (as compared to beforehand). It's a huge humpback whale breeding ground and is just amazingly diverse from an aquatic wildlife perspective.

I'm pretty sure that by law in Aus you have to remain 100m away from all whales.

i think we prob have those laws too but in the USA everyone is Above The Law like steven segal

literally

we are all fat now and co-opted by soviet propaganda

doug rr wrote:today is our dogs 15th birthday...he's getting bacon and cheese soon..we'll be having glazed donuts and a morning drink of some sort

WSJ article today about the danger of processed meats go careful w the bacon

Constitution Day in Norway on May 17th. Always a fun day, especially for kids.

My wedding anniversary of May 17th here. Always a fun day

Took the afternoon off - will fire up the BBQ and smoke a leg of lamb, roast some vegetables in a bit

Rangi Guy wrote:My wedding anniversary of May 17th here. Always a fun day

Took the afternoon off - will fire up the BBQ and smoke a leg of lamb, roast some vegetables in a bit

Congrats!

Sounds like a kickass evening. Lamb and veg sound great!!

Did some yard work for mom over the weekend and found some poison ivy/oak. Arm looks pretty gross about now. Hopefully it dries up quickly

I’ve done a couple whale watching cruises. Most of the time you don’t see much but once our boat was surrounded by six or seven humpbacks fairly close and it was magical. No breaching but lot of flippers and flukes coming out of the water and surfacing to breathe and some feeding activity.

just got an alert that there are a pod of orcas about 1/2 mile away heading towards us...

YOU ARE LIGHT

doug rr wrote:just got an alert that there are a pod of orcas about 1/2 mile away heading towards us...

uh oh. run (or shuffle) for the hills.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

doug rr wrote:just got an alert that there are a pod of orcas about 1/2 mile away heading towards us...

uh oh. run (or shuffle) for the hills.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

doug rr wrote:just got an alert that there are a pod of orcas about 1/2 mile away heading towards us...

uh oh. run (or shuffle) for the hills.

Apex predators for sure