Seas were so calm rounding Cape Caution (named Cape Caution for a reason, no doubt), that Sam grilled up hot dogs for lunch. Delish! No sooner had we wiped up the mustard than we heard a long eerie-sounding exhalation from somewhere off the starboard bow. Humpbacks!
A pair of them, each 30-45 feet long, were feeding off two islets near the Cape. How much does a humpback eat? About 4,000 pounds of krill and plankton a day. We sat, full of hot dogs, and watched them floating and feeding. It was mesmerizing.
The next hour offered up more wonders: a fraternity of rowdy sea lions…long-necked cormorants stretching their wings… bald eagles fat as small dogs… and inside the protected coves just south of Rivers Inlet, MORE humpbacks! We floated for an hour, watching them surface right beside Heron, land listened to their breathing. In the morning, the humpbacks were so close, Jeff could see their barnacles glistening from the dock.
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