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see any whales.

I asked if they offered rain checks if there were no whales.

“This ain’t Sea World, ma’am” was the answer.

Perhaps there are a few bugs in the “people skills,” too.

The boat looked unnervingly small compared to the life-size humpback whale model at the museum. A few passengers headed straight for the warm cabin. The rest of us wiped a few drops of water off the seats and shivered with excitement — and cold.

A few yards away from the dock the boat started heaving in every direction. I grabbed my nephew on one side and a startled stranger on the other, braced my sneakers against the floor and held on.

In open water, the boat repeatedly pitched 15 to 20

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