Hang Over
I definitely indulged too much last night, and I had a throbbing headache when I woke up early this morning. I drank lots of water, which usually works, but I just did not feel much better. I also couldn’t sleep anymore, which is what I really needed.We decided to drive down to see what my parents were doing, but they had already gone out fishing for mackerel. We got ready ourselves, and just as we were about ready to leave, they showed up with some cod fish that they had caught. My father told us that it was an absolutely perfect day on the water, and said that he would take us out again, if we wanted to go out. They had also seen a couple of whales, so we thought that it would be a great time to go and try some whale watching.
Just as we left Red Bay, we saw our first whale, and we went off to get a closer look. The water was very calm, and it was very easy to see whales from far away. The whale must have taken a very deep dive, since we didn’t see it again, but we did see some porposes off near one of the islands. Unlike the whale, the porpoises stayed near the surface, and also came very close to the boat. I have never seen so many porpoises in one place, and so close to our boat before.
We just could not believe our good luck, and I took lots of pictures, and video of the porpoises. Since the water was so clear, we could also see them as they were swimming underneath our boat, which is something that I had never seen before. They move so fast under water, and can change direction in an instant. I was really amazing to watch.
After watching the porpoises for about ten minutes, we went out to Gros Isle to look for more whales, but did not see any. As we were coming back to Red Bay, we saw another one in the Cove, and tried to get some photographs of it too. Again it seemed to take deep dive, and we just decided that the porpoises were enough for today, so we headed back to Red Bay.
The salty air made me feel better while we were whale watching, but I still spent the rest of the day nursing my hangover, and took a nap in the afternoon. The kids also just played with each other, and seemed to be tired too. All of this fresh air and fun was starting to tire us out.
I did go by to see Ellis later in the day, and he told me that we could go sailing on Sunday or Monday if the weather was good. I can’t believe that we are already down to just two days of vacation left, but sailing would be a good way to wrap things up, before we get back to the grind.
It is raining tonight, which this just makes the evening by the wood stove so much more enjoyable. The kids did not even put up a fight when we put them to bed at 8 p.m., and I think that they must be realy exhausted. I am goin to make it an early night too.