We sailed through Beluga and Pilot whales again and had seals checking us out for most of the day. We have two pictures to post, but they look awful compared to what we have experienced here. The whales are so close you can hear them blow. But, our picture taking is not as fast as they are. On the tour boat, they explained the big jumps you see is during mating season in southern waters. Here, they are just feeding to fatten up after a winter of starving in the Caribbean. The Beluga's stay here year round, but they do not jump like the sperm whales do.
Speaking of Beluga whales, I need to say something here. Any of our Canadian followers, just ignore my rant. Most of you know me and know I do this from time to time, or maybe too much. Americans are always being accused of overfishing and therefore we are restricted in Canadian waters. But we found out that overfishing is what caused the slaughter of 2000 Beluga whales. The locals thought the Beluga was eating too much of the feed for their salmon, so they were offered $15 for every Beluga tail they turned in. After killing the whales, they figured out they had overfished the waters. Now they are saying the Beluga's are endangered and under 1000 in the St. Lawrence. They showed us where they mate and give birth to their offspring in this little cove in the Saguenay River. There are postings about distances to keep and how the contamination of the river is slowly killing off the Beluga population, so don't through any trash in the water. Then, here we are waiting in the back of the boat for everyone to board and leave the park. We see toilet paper, and everything else that gets flushed, coming out from under the boat. This is 60km upriver from the St. Lawrence. The Tadoussac Marina did not even have a pumpout. We would see boats leave the dock, circle around the harbor and come back. Gee let me guess what they were doing. Disgusting and disappointing.
Ok, done now. Great day.
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