inhale. it's breathing reminds me of a giant rubber inner-tube being filled. i stare... fascinated.
the whales dive deep... out of sight. they are gone... now for a whole minute... then two. i begin scanning the surrounding sea, wondering where they might surface. a dark movement below, a shadow perhaps, catches my eye... but before i have time to focus, the huge shape breaks the surface. straight up... up until it is beside me in space. for a moment, the whale and i look into each other's eyes... then gravity breaks the spell and it falls back into the sea with a tremendous splash.
clinging to my rock perch, i stare into 