August 2, 2013
Page 69
The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch
The Ocean City coastline is pic-
tured as a humpback whale shows
off for guests.
Photo by Paradise Watersports
FROM PAGE 68
ing all around them," he said. "It was
just really cool. They were in the
right place at the right time."
The proximity allowed for some
incredible close-up shots of the
friendly mammal. Despite the large
animal closing to within only 50 feet
or so of a packed boat, no one
seemed nervous, said Barnes, in-
cluding the whale.
"It didn't appear to be in distress.
It was super playful," he said.
"We've heard that when they come
in that close to shore around here
that sometimes they're on their last
leg, but this one in particular looked
like it was just super playful, having
fun."
The only regret customers ex-
pressed to Paradise Watersports af-
ter the event, Barnes added, was
that no one in the parasail had been
able to snap any pictures.
"The customers just wished they
had a camera up in the air," he said.
"That would have been unreal to get
some aerial shots."
The pictures that the boat was
able to take of the whale have pro-
ven popular even without any aeri-
als. The story has attracted traffic to
their website, paradise-watersports-
.com, noted Barnes, and especially
their Facebook page, where a col-
lection of the whale pictures have
accumulated over 400 likes and
160-plus shares.
But that pales when compared to
the over 3,600 likes and more than
1,300 shares that the pictures re-
ceived after they were featured on
the National Aquarium's Facebook
page Saturday.
Wintering in Hawaii during the
offseason, Barnes is no stranger to
encountering humpbacks in the
wild. But finding one so close to the
Ocean City beach and with so much
energy is something that he said his
crew and customers will never for-
get.
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