California sea kayakers are getting up-close and personal with humpback and grey whales, Tom Stienstra reports for SFGate:
The kayakers floated on a calm sea, quiet and nearly motionless – and yet were edgy at what might happen next.
In the next moment, a 40-foot humpback whale rose up through the surface alongside the paddlers, its open mouth gushing with seawater and dripping with anchovies. The whale then crashed into the water with a giant splash that drenched the paddlers.