Heidi here, in case you couldn't tell. Monique thinks I'm mental to get this excited about whale-watching, but I'm not the only one. Whale-watching is so huge here on the Mendocino Coast that they have designed a whole month's worth of events around it, changing towns each weekend, and every year more people get excited too.
What makes whale-watching in Mendocino unique is how close the whales actually come to our coast, due to the sheltered nature of our coastline, combined with really deep water. Let's be honest, the beaches are no good for swimming for that reason but they are perfect for the world's largest marine mammals.
Some favorite spots for spotting whales from shore include the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, the headlands in front of Pt. Cabrillo Lighthouse, and of course, our own ocean-view hot tub, right here at the Inn -- or one of the hot tubs in one of our private homes and cottages -- some of which are right over the Pacific. All of these places -- and more -- are having very special whale-related events starting next week. More on that in future posts or check it out at: mendowhale.com, the official home of Mendocino's whale festivals -- complete with whale sound effects!!!
Enough for now. Monique is nudging me because we are only half way through reviewing all of the films nominated for Best Picture and we like to start watching the Red Carpet pre-show early! Here's a final image to whet your appetite for whales. Happy Oscar Sunday!
No comments:
Post a Comment