Inexorable... ancient... mysterious.
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx vs. Startide Rising by David Brin - it's hard to say who did more research - probably Ms. Proulx,
but both of these books capture a different aspect (and it's hard to imagine two more different aspects) of
the ocean and what it implies.
It's both of these aspects of the ocean that enthrall me, though. I grew up in New England, and tend to think of myself
something of a saltwater blooded creature. Ms. Proulx's work captured the almost primal coastal aspect - the sea that
blanches wood, eats metal, and crushes rock, yet people still depend on and live off of.
Whale Watches
There's little I enjoy more
than standing on the prow of a boat (even during the ride out and back) and getting
a taste of the wide open ocean. As close as I've ever come to a religious experience.
The Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch Info
Boston Harbor Whale Watch
Seven Seas Whale Watch
New England Aquarium
Bar Harbor Whale Watch
Provincetown Center For Coastal Studies
Some Links:
More information - there's always more to love about the sea.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Greenpeace Marine Services
Oregon Coast Aquarium (Keiko)
The Smithsonian's Ocean Planet
Marine Watch (A quarterly journal of marine events)
Tidal Information Page
Oceanography on the Net
Ocean Science Related Acronyms
Ocean Link
Paul Yancey's Deep-Sea Pages
Wheelock College's WhaleNet
Beasties:
How could anyone not love mollusks, clams and giant squid?
Giant Squid!
Cephalopods
