October 14: #78 - Whale watching

My mother in law is over for a visit and I have taken the opportunity to have a couple of days off work and my rather hectic schedule to spend some time with her. One of the things on my bucket list was to go whale watching. I am very fortunate though, I live on the doorstep of the humpback highway - the migratory route of the humpback whales between their feeding grounds in the Antarctic and the calving grounds in the Kimberley. Today we were fortunate to catch sight of a pod of about 7 whales, mums, calves and their male escorts. I do have a picture, but it's on another computer - so when I find it, I will post it for you to see. Amazing - one of the whales didn't have a tail, it had come off the worst for wear in an encounter with something - be it a predator or it may have been a boat propeller, there is no way of knowing.

The beauty about not spending money - the ad-hoc spending I talk about, means there is now money to do things like whale watching. And you know what, giving up the daily indulgence of a cup of coffee means there is more money for the bigger items. Assuming I had bought a cup of coffee every day of the challenge so far means I would have spent in the region of $100 and the price of 2 tickets to see the whales. I'd say it is a very good reason not to buy the coffee personally.

Exercise is suffering this week as a result, apart from walking lots, there hasb't been time to get to the gym - so I will be sore as a result on Saturday. But you get that.