The Silence with Whales.

Since I was a child, I've always felt facinated by whales. My grandmother used to tell me stories about them, about the seas of the world and how small a human being is compared to these genttle giants. She had seen one, a blue whale, when se lived in the Canary Islands and that story was always my favourite.

The whales, every single one the species there are on this planet, are just amazing. The way they move, the size they are, the way they communicate is just something out of this world. So beautiful, so innocent, so humble.

A long time ago I watched a documentry about a British actress, Minnie Driver, who had a dream of swimming with whales. She travelled across the world to make her dream come true and though in my mind it sounded quite simple, it definitely wasn't.
She had a whole crew with her and she had to change the location (by flying few hundred miles) few times because of the movements of the whale herd.
When they finally found the whales after a long search, it was quite moving to see Minnie and her sister, actually diving in the middle of the herd and swimming so close to these giantic animals. How amazing... and breath taking..

Last night a saw a clip on TV of whales and suddenly I was back in my past; listening my gran's stories, watching documentaries with such a facination, dreaming to see whales myself once in this life. I felt freedom, a passion just to dissapear to the oceans with those creatures and peace in my heart.

It would be incredible to be able to see these beautiful animals in their own world one day before I die. The history between me and these animals involve so many emotions. Fear and facination together on the top of the list.

I hope these amazing photos will explain better why I feel the way I feel. And make some justice to these creatures which no one really knows as their secret lies in the bottom of the oceans.

http://www.earthwindow.com/blue.html


So want to feel the silence with whales. Crazy..huh?