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Rare encounter with a Humpback Whale

23 Jun 2016

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Tags: Vancouver, Whale, Kristy Wright

Kristy Wright, a Stand Up Paddle instructor from Vancouver, had the rare chance to see a Humpback Whale jumping out of the water. She filmed the whole experience from her Stand Up Paddle and posted it on Youtube for our viewing pleasure. Skip to 1:26 to see the whale popping out of the water.

Here is the video description:

Out for a morning paddle with Adam and after watching the humpback in the area feeding for 10-15min she dove for more then 2min – we knew she would surface soon but we never expected THIS…
Enjoy!

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