We cruised to Hot Springs Cove mostly at displacement speed,
arriving early in the afternoon. When we pulled to the dock, Sam, a local tour
boat operator who I’d met last week here, told me about three gray whales just
outside the entrance to the cove. We dropped the kayaks at the dock and headed
out for some whale watching. Sure enough, they were indeed right outside the
cove, just a couple of miles from the dock. We got a decent show, but drifting
downwind of whales is awfully stinky…they’ve got seriously bad breath!
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| Huge gray whale |
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| Gray whale fluke |
We relaxed at the dock until mid-evening when the last tour
boat left, then walked the boardwalk to the hot springs for a soak. The weather
was perfect and the bugs weren’t bad, thanks to a light breeze. These hot
springs are great when there aren’t a lot of people, but I can’t imagine going
midday with 60+ bodies vying for 10 good soaking spots.
No other boats on the dock overnight and only a couple of
sailboats at anchor.
18.9 nm today
854.2 nm total
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