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| Christine was seriously thinking of staying home with the baby and letting Scott go on the trip...it was pretty windy outside and she was not excited about the idea of going on a boat. So we run to the drug store to get some dramamine, sea bands and snacks...and when we got to the harbor...we were not thrilled with the looks of our boat/catamaran! And after we boarded the boat, one of the workers started talking about how on every trip there are at least 2 people that get sick...so of course Christine and I are not happy about this conversation and she pointed out to the worker that the sick ones would probably be us!!! |
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| My dear son...so full of energy and no fear on this vehicle that I wouldn't really call a boat...more like a super-sized raft that was not comfortable in any way! |
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| The Captain (not really sure if he held an official title! we were a little scared!) and his sidekick told everyone to feel free to roam around but just gave warning to hold on...they wished they took back those words because Connor was happy to roam around! |
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| They told him that he could sit inside the raft...it was only fun for a minute and then Connor realized it was a plan to keep him from moving around! At this point, I started feeling sick and told Connor to sit next to me and Auntie Bean and that was that...we had to use the smiley face system ...he was down to a red/orange sad face at this point but worked his way back to yellow by the time we got back to the harbor...and back to a green happy face the next day! He might have worn us out on this boat adventure! But his reaction to the whales was so funny...every time we'd see another whale...he'd yell "whoa! whoa!" He was kind of loud but it was pretty entertaining! Even though sometimes he sounded like he was in pain! |
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| It's so hard not to say, "thar she blows!" |
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| Pectoral fin getting ready for a big slap onto the water...known as a pec slap! |
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| In our many whale expeditions in Hawaii...we've learned that many times you will see a mother whale and her calf accompanied by an escort for extra protection... |
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| Ok...there are 4 whales here...seemingly 2 mamas and 2 babies...I didn't hear the boat staff talk about this...but after seeing the pics now I can clearly see the four of them. |
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| Ok, I am not the greatest photographer...and I was about to fall overboard getting this picture...but wow! Really happy that I almost fell in for this one! |
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| The whale was waving goodbye to us as we started heading back to the harbor! |
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| So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye! A great ending to a shaky start...what an amazing night! |
