Ron Gillies had his camera ready Dec. 7 when a whale approached his boat in Blaine, WA.
鈥淚 could almost reach out and touch it,鈥� Gillies posted to Facebook, along with a video of the mammal. 鈥淒own on the boat today when this whale popped up right behind our boat.鈥�
Whale sightings are rare in Semiahmoo Bay, but they do occur.
Earlier this year, a were spotted off the shores of White Rock.
