Ocean Ecotour,Ogata Style
30 May, 1996. Chartered a boat at the Irino Fishing Port in Ogata Town, Kochi, to take us whale watching .
Students here on an excursion from another prefecture boarding a boat.
Weather conditions -- rain, with a slight swell forecast. By 9:30 AM the rain had stopped, but the weather still looked bad.
We set a westerly course and head towards the mouth of the Shimanto River.
In distance in front of us is Cape Ashizuri.
During the brief periods of sunshine, flocks of sea birds dance on the ocean's surface.
We sight a pod of Risso's Dolphins as well as flying fish, sunfish and immense Dorado. We are all very satisfied with the days events.
Observing a wallowing sunfish.
The students are all having fun and seem to be enjoying their excursion immensely.
We originally came here with the purpose of seeing some whales, but in the end, we didn't get to see any. Even so, we were not in the least bit disappointed, as we managed to see a wide variety of wild, ocean life. The only bad point was the wind, which became quite cold after a while. We must remember to take our raincoats next time...
The Bryde's Whales of Ogata
Bryde's Whale Movie(Quick Time) 589KB
Come on! Whalefreaks.(Newsgroup)
last update:july 1, 1996/(C)Kochi Pref.
