Fishing Frenzy

While in Southern California, you'll most likely be able to see the ocean from many places you travel, but if you really want to experience what the ocean has to offer, you might want to consider taking a whale watching tour. It's well known that whales are the largest mammals in the sea, but to truly understand their massive size, you have to see them for yourself.

Imagine being able to be a part of one of the worlds most fascinating, underwater mammals, lives, if only for a day. When you're this close to life under the surface, you might find it difficult to head back to shore. Many tours are given in places all over the world, but on most of these trips, you're stuck up on top and are only able to see what's going on when the whales decide to come up for air.

Some people dream of swimming right along side a whale, but no matter how trained you may be, accidents can still happen. Plus, many people believe that doing this is dangerous to both you and the whales. You may not be swimming freely alongside one of these majestic creatures, but when you're below deck in the special area designed to see all sides of the world below, you might feel even closer to your dream.

You may have had the chance to take a "glass-bottomed" boat ride in the past. You may have even been in a tour submarine, but the view is limited to a small area beneath or beside you. Plus you may have had many people in the way as well. In the tour that puts you into the water with glass between you and the sea, you are able to look in every direction, like being in the fun turret of a fighter plane in the sky. This will give you a much closer feeling to the animals you love to see.

It is a great tour guide who can show you sights and educate you at the same time. Your captain and crew aboard this tour will do both. They are more like guardians of the beasts they observe, getting help for those they may come across that need assistance for some reason. You will have a great time becoming one with the sea and its inhabitants, and they will be sure that all are safe, including the denizens of the deep.

A lot of people have seen whales and dolphins splashing through the waves at the surface, but not many are able to see them gliding through the water below. Along with being able to see everything that's going on under the waves, you're also allowed hear the animals communicating with one another. When you hear a whale singing for the very first time, it's likely to leave a remarkable impression.

If you're afraid of being out on the water because you suffer from motion sickness, there are nets that you are able to sit in and get close to the water. Not only will you feel a bit better physically, you'll also be within arms reach of the animals you've come here to see.

If you're going to be traveling to Southern California, a whale watching trip could be just the thing to renew your spirit and your mind. Forget your land-legs for a while and experience what it might be like to live life under the waves above. Adventure is waiting, all you have to do is step on board.