North Atlantic Right whales, which are an endangered species with an estimate of only 300 in existence, have been reported off the St. Augustine coast recently. Thinking this might be a once in a lifetime experience to see such a magnificent creature and get a photograph, I enlisted the services of Captain Brett Targin, proprietor of St. Augustine Sailing Adventures to take us for a Sunday afternoon drive looking for the whales. The pic above is of the city as we left port. The pic below is the 24 foot sailing vessel Lily J used for the expedition. I'll be posting a few pics from the outing this week, but I'll go ahead and say now that we did spot the distinctive blow pattern from the whales twice but they never surfaced again to have their picture taken.
