Going to the Outer Banks to enjoy the wildlife? (That's wildlife not WILD life.) How about spotting a few whales? While you're not going to see whales cruising by in the ocean every day at the Outer Banks, I have been priviledged enough to see a few whales during my Outer Banks journeys.
My first sighting happened several years ago while trolling for stripers within the three-mile limit. We were headed south towards Oregon Inlet at a slow pace when a pod of dolphins between the boat and the shore captured our attention. The dolphins seemed to play and splash and then to my amazement, right in the middle of the pod was a whale that was longer than the boat. It traveled slowly by and gave a small blow out of its blow hole--it was just enough for me to hear a puff.
I cannot tell you if we caught any fish that day. It really didn't matter. I had seen a right whale--an amazing and rare creation. It was a day on the water that I would never forget. Sometime later, while watching for dolphins from the shore, I saw what could only be another whale migrating near shore.
This February the rockfish were offshore at the Outer Banks and my son and husband headed out for a day on the water. While fishing with his father within sight of the shoreline, my son got to see that same amazing creation--multipled. He watched a pod of right whales--a rarity indeed. I'm sure that even as an adult, this will be one of his best childhood memories--A day out on the water with his father and the opportunity to have a pod of right whales pass by while out on the water. No rockfish were caught this day. It didn't matter. I don't think I could have heard a more excited child telling me the story of his day out on the water.
While I haven't seen any, some pretty hungry orcas have been getting some press lately. This orca pod feed on a tuna that a fishing boat had hooked. How great it is that this was caught on video. Here's the embedded video posted by MikeCisme on YouTube. Enjoy watching the best of the Outer Banks' WILD side!
Talk to ya again soon,
Carolina Girl
The Beginning of the OBX Blogging Journey
Are you headed to the Outer Banks of North Carolina? Perhaps it is on your list of places to visit. Do you vacation here every year and still want to come back for more?
Welcome to OBX Blogging, where I'll share my OBX secrets, favorites, and must-do list with you. Where to stay? What to do? Where to eat? What's biting? I'll cover it here, complete with my own photographs. Plus, I'll be blogging for the teachers out there too--be on the lookout for educational resources about the OBX.
Relive my Outer Banks journeys with me, and I'm sure you'll enjoy the memories or learn how to make OBX memories of your own. Follow me now and find me on Twitter at OBXblogging and Facebook at OBX Blogging.
I'm just getting started and hope to have plenty of readers, so feel free to comment. What do you want to know? What did you enjoy while at the OBX? What would you like to read?
Enjoy,
Carolina Girl
Welcome to OBX Blogging, where I'll share my OBX secrets, favorites, and must-do list with you. Where to stay? What to do? Where to eat? What's biting? I'll cover it here, complete with my own photographs. Plus, I'll be blogging for the teachers out there too--be on the lookout for educational resources about the OBX.
Relive my Outer Banks journeys with me, and I'm sure you'll enjoy the memories or learn how to make OBX memories of your own. Follow me now and find me on Twitter at OBXblogging and Facebook at OBX Blogging.
I'm just getting started and hope to have plenty of readers, so feel free to comment. What do you want to know? What did you enjoy while at the OBX? What would you like to read?
Enjoy,
Carolina Girl
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