"Perhaps they get landsick" -- that's a real gem!! Next time I get seasick I'll say this to console myself:) Nature hasn't made anyone almighty, so it's all fair out there in the biosphere. To each - their form of suffering.
Hi, Jim! Thank you. I hope getting seasick isn't a regular thing for you. Yes, there is just no telling what it is that discomforts another human, or animal. Hope you are well.
Interesting and colorful observations, James. I learn a lot from your tales. Did this whale watching occur before or after your stint on the fishing boat while in Europe?
What a classic description, Ron. You took me right out into the rolling swells and turned my face as green as yours. ( Urrp.) Your notes about having abalone for dinner tweaked a place in my memory. When I was young, abalone could be purchased anytime out on the wharf - it was as ubiquitous as oysters and mussels ( though it was always expensive). Friends would "go for abalone", prying them right off the rocks along the coast. It has been many years now since we completely lost the abalone along our coast. Here is really interesting article and video about how the abalone is slowly and carefully being fostered and brought back. https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-abalone-species-recovery/
"Perhaps they get landsick" -- that's a real gem!! Next time I get seasick I'll say this to console myself:) Nature hasn't made anyone almighty, so it's all fair out there in the biosphere. To each - their form of suffering.
Hi, Jim! Thank you. I hope getting seasick isn't a regular thing for you. Yes, there is just no telling what it is that discomforts another human, or animal. Hope you are well.
There is nothing worse than being seasick. Some are less prone to it but no one is immune.
Interesting and colorful observations, James. I learn a lot from your tales. Did this whale watching occur before or after your stint on the fishing boat while in Europe?
Thank you, K.C. I appreciate it. I was on an oil barge on the Rhine. It had none of the wave action like on open water.
That's right. My mistake. Yeah, river VS ocean: big difference.
What a classic description, Ron. You took me right out into the rolling swells and turned my face as green as yours. ( Urrp.) Your notes about having abalone for dinner tweaked a place in my memory. When I was young, abalone could be purchased anytime out on the wharf - it was as ubiquitous as oysters and mussels ( though it was always expensive). Friends would "go for abalone", prying them right off the rocks along the coast. It has been many years now since we completely lost the abalone along our coast. Here is really interesting article and video about how the abalone is slowly and carefully being fostered and brought back. https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-abalone-species-recovery/