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We found the whale. I called a friend to see if he wanted to go to find the whale with me and my son. We drove to Lawson’s Landing and walked out on the pier. Families were making a day of catching crab and drinking beer. They had seen the whale earlier. I was a little worried we had missed it.
Upon discussion, we decided to walk toward the point to look for said whale in a sheltered bay where he might be feeding. We began to walk. After a while my friend with the bionoculars said “There he is!” I did not see him, but I heard him, his low breath as he exhaled and blew water from his head.
After ten minutes of walking and looking, I finally caught a glimpse of a fin, then a tail coming out of the water. He was staying pretty much in the same spot. My son eyed a steep dune. I gave the go ahead and he trudged up and to the top. My friend went next and finally I made it. It was the perfect spot to hang out with whale. We sat in the winter sun and listened and looked for over an hour.
It started to get cold as the sun dipped, so we headed back across the beach picking up trash along the way. Whoever reads this, please pick up any plastic you see at the beach. A turtle, bird or fish might eat it and die. What we as humans are doing to the animals is a crime against nature. Really it is a crime against ourselves, since we are part of nature. It’s time to wake up and take responsibility.
