It seems like the ‘Paddleboarder encounters (insert name of aquatic animal here)’ genre of internet videos is on the rise, and I’m not complaining.
We’ve seen paddleboarders getting knocked off their boards by sharks, getting attacked by a giant squid, and interacting with a massive sunfish, but I think this is the first video I’ve seen of a blue whale.
Watch as the dude in the video reacts as any of us would- in absolute awe of the majesty that is a blue whale.
“Occurred in August 2022 / Dana Point, California, USA “A lone paddler had the encounter of a lifetime when a blue whale surfaced just feet away from him a few miles off Dana Point Harbor.”