Watching Whales

My friend George, who's a scuba diver like me, tells a great story of one time on a dive trip to Mexico when a whale came alongside their boat, and George grabbed a mask and snorkel and dove in. He interacted with the whale for some minutes. Touching, verbalizing, looking into each others' eyes. You can see how deeply the experience affected him when he tells the story. For reasons I won't get into here, George hasn't been diving since 9/11. I just sent George this article. Here's hoping it'll help get him back in the water with us.