Just Another Day in Hawaii
“Grew up in Hawaii, spent most of my teen years in the water. I was out surfing one evening with a good buddy, it was just the two of us, and the sun was setting. We decided to stay out as long as possible because the waves were really good. This surf spot is a big reef that is maybe 5-6 feet deep, and all around the reef, it drops down to hundreds of feet deep …
… We’re sitting there; it’s dark, kinda eerie, and about 20’ in front of us we see something for a moment; we both stopped talking and just kept looking for it. Turns out it was a humpback whale frolicking its giant 10-15’ fin around just off the reef in front of us. I know they’re not dangerous, but being out there, with something the size of a school bus swimming around just a few feet from you in the darkness is hair-raising. I was freaked out for a while after that.”