A few days ago I was privileged to watch a huge whale and her calf play amongst the waves at Avalon Beach. They were frolicking less than 50 metres out for the whole day.
The wonderful thing about this, besides the delight in the two creatures, was how the community all gathered at the beach to watch. Here were real estate agents on their lunch breaks, truckies with their coffee in hand, Mums with babies, surfers and skatekids, and the odd writer :) all talking and oohing and ahhing at the watery hijinx in front of us.
What struck me too was that this very same Mum and baby whale, once leaving the love-in that is Aussie coastal waters, can easily become whale meat if the Japanese Whaling Fleet catches up with them. I bought this up to the group standing shoulder to shoulder with me and it certainly got everyone thinking. I added that maybe, just maybe, we ought to all go home and donate to causes that help stop this or write a letter or do something ACTIVE.
So: go here if you care:
www.seashepherd.orgPaul Watson ROCKS.
Yes he is controversial...if you call ramming a Japanese whaling ship just about to harpoon a protected mammal in AUSTRALIAN waters, controversial.
Me? I just call it heroic.
