XL Country 100.7 KXLB Radio » Pattleboarder http://xlcountry.com Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Paddleboarders Up-Close Encounter With Giant Blue Whale (VIDEO) http://xlcountry.com/paddleboarders-up-close-encounter-with-giant-blue-whale-video/ http://xlcountry.com/paddleboarders-up-close-encounter-with-giant-blue-whale-video/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:53:06 +0000 Erin Phillips http://xlcountry.com/?p=16826 YIKES!  This would freak me out!  ~Erin

Passengers aboard the Manute'a got an eye full recently when an 80-foot blue whale surfaced alongside the boat, stole a breath and revealed its massive backside and fluke. But the best view was enjoyed by a paddleboarder who got breathtakingly close to the great leviathan (see video).

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