One week into The Race for Whales and we are making great progress! Many thanks to those who have made generous donations toward my goal of $650 raised. I am making good progress on my race goal of 65 miles this month, and have logged 15+ miles in this first week! Roger and I enjoyed the most spectacular whale watching experience of our lives yesterday - with so many curious whales circling our boat that the captain announced that we were in "whale jail." The engine had be turned off and we simply floated with them for the next 45 minutes! I had never seen barnacles, close up and live on a whale, until yesterday! So glad to be able to do a small part in conserving these gentle giants!