Whales at the beach!

Grey whales at the beach at the end of our street

“Whales at Francis Beach” says the text from my friend, so I drop everything and jump on my bicycle to join her and her daughter to go and watch them. Three gray whales are hanging out close to the coast and we see their spouts, tails, and backs. Together with other people on the beach we cheer for every spout and encourage them to show off their tails. They seem to be rubbing themselves on a sand bank close to the beach, so we have a lot of time to see these amazing animals. It is grey whale migration season and this year we have seen so many of them. The California coast is such an amazing place to admire everything that lives in the ocean and it seems most people around us are happier people because we live so near to the ocean. We feel so lucky to live here!