We've been hiding out at the Charleston Marina near Coos Bay after a multi-day passage from Canada. Highlights included some night time visits from Dall porpoises. They created some spectacular comet trails of phosphorescence as they swam alongside the boat. We also had an unsettling visit from a Minke whale one early morning as our favorable winds finally died. He (she?) swam under our bow and surfaced at our stern several times, and followed us for a while. The visit was probably driven by curiosity, but since we had bumped (gently) into a whale much earlier in morning, I had nervous thoughts of the Essex and Moby Dick running through my sleep deprived mind. It was at that point that we decided to call it a good run and head in for some rest and relaxation. Fortunately the whale didn't follow us in to Coos Bay!
As soon as the winds turn northerly again we plan to continue south.
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Thank goodness you'd stowed your harpoons!
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