A Whale ... sightseeing in London

[McDusty]

"A seven-tonne whale has made its way up the Thames to central London, where it is being watched by riverside crowds."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4631396.stm

Got to get my ass back to London ... that town is full of surprises. Love this picture of the whale / houses of parliament ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/europe_enl_1137768745/img/1.jpg

 

[3dilettante]

Too bad the thing is likely near-death. Most whales don't do this unless they are seriously messed up.

 

[McDusty]

Apparantly its quite young (judging by its size anyway) and seems quite healthy by observations ... but yeah, somethings not right.

They are arranging for a barge/crane incase it beaches itself in tonights expected low tide. But if that happens of course the odds are against it.

 

[Zod]

It died.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4635874.stm

 

[McDusty]

Yeah, its a shame

would have been nice to have a happy ending on this one ... but thats a stupid thing to say, happy endings are always nice.