Thanks all! It was really exciting, and Jane and I plan to do it again...we also plan to go and see the Whales again ;-)> Next time it will be without the children, so there is less distraction...you know, worrying about them trying to drown themselves in the surf and so forth...(little darlings) @Michelle...these whales are called "Southern Right Whales" apparently because they were "right" for the whalers of early last century to hunt and kill. :-(> @bonbon...you are a very naughty girl! LOL! @Alpha re: the whale's dimensions - apparently this was only a medium sized whale! :-)>