rick finds himself face-to-face with old big blue, a rare occurrence for even the most faithful whale watchers. you try and look at conditions before you go out. so many factors need to come together when you re on your kayak, because the whale needs to be approaching you. that s a long shot. so, it seems like a million to one shot, but you kind of make your own luck. so, i had my fins on, my mask around my neck and gopro camera. rick gets the shot he wants, but according to the national marine fisheries service, vessels should get no closer than 100 yards to the whales, nor should they interrupt a whale s swim patterns. don t feel like we re altering their behavior at all. they seemed to totally accept all of the paddleboaters and kayakers in the area as part of their environment. so, yeah, the whale s the most important thing. whoo-hoo! after celebrating with exuberance, rick posts his video online, but immediately afterward, he s informed by someone at the national ocean
that, a one-time deal. and he asked, you know, for safety reasons to refrain from swimming with the whales again, also not wanting to encourage others and requested that i post a disclaimer on my website, which i did. so, i put on there that i don t recommend doing this and i posted a link to the noaa guidelines. my concern is that i wouldn t want anybody to cross the line into something that would be construed as harassment. their experience receives more than a million hits. and in some ways, rick and susie feel that they ve fulfilled a lifelong dream. how many people get to see the world s largest animal on the planet, bigger than dinosaurs? and to have that moment with them, you know, and you just, you want i get emotional because you just want to connect with them. it was really exciting. then a few minutes later, it really kind of set in. it was like, wow, man, did that really just happen? unbelievably, it happens again! another rare encounter with not one whale but t
this mammal that is roughly as long as three school buses. it s really peaceful. it was a peaceful, magical moment. rick finds himself face-to-face with old big blue, a rare occurrence for even the most faithful whale watchers. you try and look at conditions before you go out. so many factors need to come together when you re on your kayak, because the whale needs to be approaching you. that s a long shot. so, it seems like a million to one shot, but you kind of make your own luck. so, i had my fins on, my mask around my neck and gopro camera. rick gets the shot he wants, but according to the national marine fisheries service, vessels should get no closer than 100 yards to the whales, after celebrating with exuberance, rick posts his video online, but immediately afterward, he s informed by someone at the national oceanic and atmosphere administration that his once-in-a-lifetime experience will remain exactly
that, a one-time deal. and he asked, you know, for safety reasons to refrain from swimming with the whales again, also not wanting to encourage others and requested that i post a disclaimer on my website, which i did. so, i put on there that i don t recommend doing this and i posted a link to the noaa guidelines. my concern is that i wouldn t want anybody to cross the line into something that would be construed as harassment. their experience receives more than a million hits. and in some ways, rick and susie feel that they ve fulfilled a lifelong dream. how many people get to see the world s largest animal on the planet, bigger than dinosaurs? and to have that moment with them, you know, and you just, you want i get emotional because you just want to connect with them. it was really exciting. then a few minutes later, it really kind of set in. it was like, wow, man, did that really just happen? unbelievably, it happens again! another rare encounter with not one whale but t