Last
summer, Lyle and I went on an Alaskan cruise with our daughter and
family. It was great! We spotted whales, porpoises, sea otters, and
even a closeup of a Bald Eagle. Now when I say “we”, I actually mean
“they.” All this wildlife was too far away for my eyes to see. For me
it was a vicarious experience as I listened to their excited voices
describing each new sighting.
In November,
while Lyle and I were on a family visit to Australia, we took an
adventure cruise out of Port Arthur in Tasmania. Lyle saw two whales
breach right in front of our boat. He saw sea lions and penguins. He
saw two Albatross, several eagles, and a multitude of other sea birds.
Although he assured me they were fairly close to our little boat, they
were still too far away for me. Nevertheless, with Lyle’s description I
felt I could almost see it all.
Now today, I
have my own ocean wildlife story to tell - I saw a stingray - close up!
We are in the Caribbean on a cruise. My friend Shirley and I were
standing thigh deep in the water when I heard a woman’s voice call out,
“Stop. Don’t move, There is a stingray right behind you!”
Of
course, I stopped, but I also turned in time to see a baby stingray
brushing against my backside. I would guess it was about sixty
centimetres across. It was astounding! It all happened so quickly. By
the time Shirley turned around as well, the stingray had floated away.
Lyle was further up the beach and didn’t see anything either. This was
my own ocean wildlife sighting.
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