I’m not good with boats. Boats bother me. They’re not my thing. All that ocean. All that unknown depth. I get sea sick and I prefer to be on solid earth. But whales. I’m drawn to whales. I have been whale watching off the south and west and east coasts of Australia and off the west coast of Canada. I’ve seen humpbacks and southern rights and killer whales and plenty of dolphins. Mostly my whale watching has been done close to shore, where the land is clearly visible and the seas relatively smooth.