[CKF Info] Day #51, Still No Blues

[Mark Sanders]

6/15/08

Seven of us braved the Father's Day crowd at Dana Point to put a bit more
time in the outer waters to look for the Blues. Duane, Barb and Ken were
there as well as Chuck and his out of town visitors Tabitha and
Jonathan(hope I got those right). It was an overcast day as we made it out
of the harbor to find a derelict, old sailboat making its way out to what
could only be misfortune! Besides the usual harbor chop, there was a rolling
swell coming in, but conditions weren't too bad for hunting.

We were all making good time until our first break, when Chuck and his
friend decided to switch boats. About the same time, Tabitha started feeling
the sudden onset of Mal de Mer, so four of our group decided it was best to
head back in. That left the burden of finding the Blues to Duane, Ken and I.

We paddle out to our usual haunt about 4 miles off shore under very quiet
conditions. All of a sudden, right off Duane's bow there was a small boil of
what looked like small flippers sticking out of the water, but they didn't
hang out long enough for us to figure out what they were. Soon the head of a
seal popped up close by and we wondered if he'd been rounding up some fish
dinner.

There were no boats close by; nothing to suggest any whales in the area, so
we just settled down for a long rest to see what my arise. Without any sun,
we could enjoy just hanging out bobbing in the swells, but after about 45
minutes, we figured the Blues still aren't ready for visiting. Even without
any sightings, the day seemed to go by pretty fast. As a consolation prize
on the way home, a long finned tuna surprised us by leaping out of the water
and I have to admit we were grateful for any excitement. We made it back to
the beach with only a few more miles under our belts for our troubles.

Mark Sanders
www.sandmarks.net

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