Not Always Empty

On Saturday conditions at First Beach were perfect for seeing the grey whales, except for not seeing any. It was blue, and still, and the ocean was nearly flat. I could almost believe that if there had been whales passing by just then, I'd have seen them.

First Beach, with James Island, April 7, 2012 (Click for larger image.)First Beach, Little James Island, the village of La Push (Click for larger image.)

There were lots of people everywhere.

And a perfectly amazing giant piece of drift, which seems to have arrived this winter...

Giant on the Beach, April 7, 2012 (Click for larger image.)

The score remains

Migrating Whales 10,000
Sightings 0

The School at the Edge of the World. (The Quileute Tribal School, in the village of La Push, at First Beach.) (Click for larger image.)