Mon. Jan 13, 2014 - First whale sighting

Today while on our morning shift camp check we talked to Nancy who is a fellow camp host on the opposite schedule as we are. She was out looking at the ocean and pointed out some whales swimming south. We watched for a while and saw several water spouts and a couple black fins break the surface not too far out. Pretty cool!  She and Pete invited us to join them tonight at a local watering hole in Encinitas where they have "recession Monday" with drinks and many menu items half off.

We rode the city bus so we didn't need a designated driver, had happy hour and dinner and were still home by 8:00. We learned they spend summer months in the Puget sound working as whale watching boat captains. No wonder she spotted those whales this morning!