A Whale of a Tale

A couple weeks ago hubby and I went to the beach (below) to check out a whale that washed ashore. He wasn't a beached whale, he had passed away well before he washed ashore. I know it's morbid and weird - but when will you ever get a chance to see a whale up close like that again?

First - the beach. How beautiful is it here?

*click to enlarge - it's worth it*

It was about a 10 minute walk from the parking area to the beach. Once on the beach - the tide was in, so we had to climb up along the rocks to move along the beach. I'm not very tall (5 foot 3 and 3/4 inches) so climbing up on the rocks was quite the task. Especially when your shoes are damp and the rocks are slippery - but I lived.

And then there was the whale. These pics were taken by my co-worker Pauline. It's morbid, stinky and sad - but amazing.





And then it's SHOCKING!!! Who are these people? WHY ARE THEY TOUCHING THE WHALE!!! And who does that little girl belong to? She is full on rubbing the whale - then she's gonna rub her face or pick her nose. They are still not sure how this whale died. They believe it starved to death - but it could have a disease!

So... that's it...