Whale Sculpture in Laguna Beach, California
@DeborahDiane (40094)
Laguna Woods, California
February 26, 2016 11:49pm CST
About a week ago, my walking friends and I were having coffee at the Starbucks across the Pacific Coast Highway from the beach. I was facing the ocean and my friends were facing me.
Suddenly, I saw a whale spout and roll over in the water.
I pointed it out and my friends and I stood up to get a closer look. So did several other patrons of Starbucks ... but I was the only one who saw the whale. It disappeared before everyone else looked out towards the ocean.
A few minutes later, it happened again. Again, I was the only one to see it.
A few minutes later, it happened again ... but this time, my friends and several other customers also saw the whale. One man said to me, "so you really did see it! You're not crazy!" (Gee, thanks.)
I'm afraid that this spectacular whale sculpture in Laguna Beach is the only whale many tourists will ever see ... they are quite elusive!
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@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
28 Feb 16
@DeborahDiane We came several times to California, once we stayed six months for the job of my husband.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Feb 16
Wonderful! I'm so glad that you got to see whales while you were here! You must have been here at the perfect time of year!
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Feb 16
@LadyDuck - Being here 6 months made it much more likely that you would see a whale. I'm glad you spent enough time at the beach to see one!
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Feb 16
I'm glad that the whale kept surfacing, or everyone would have thought I was crazy!
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane me too my hubby insisted on seeing it he loved :Laguna beach more t jan New POrt I did too really as it s eemed more friendly too
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Feb 17
@Hatley - I agree that I was very lucky to see three whales ... especially from shore! I love that whale sculpture. I'm glad you got to see it.
@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
1 Mar 17
@Hatley - I agree. I think that Laguna Beach is a lot more friendly than Newport Beach. I often see famous people at the Starbucks in Newport Beach, but people are more casual in Laguna Beach. I always say Laguna has to have one of the few Starbucks in the world where millionaires stand in line next to homeless people and everyone is comfortable! LOL 
@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
27 Feb 16
Lovely sculpture. I have been to Laguna Beach once - didn't see this nice sculpture. Hopefully one day when I'm in the area I'll see the whale too!
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Feb 16
The whale is in Heisler Park, just below Cliff Drive. It is a beautiful sculpture.
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
29 Feb 16
@DeborahDiane Oh wow I have yet to see it. I wrote about Heisler Park before too! I hope to see it next time. Thanks! 
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
1 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby I'm glad you know where Heisler Park is in Laguna Beach. Take a stroll along the path above the cliff overlooking the ocean, and you cannot miss this stunning sculpture!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
28 Feb 16
oh what a blessin' to see such a sight! i fear i'd been runnin' outta that place to see if'n i could get closer to snap a pic, lol. shame'n that fella fer thinkin' ya were crazy. sometimes folks only believe what they can see fer 'emselves...'n they occasionally miss out.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
28 Feb 16
@DeborahDiane oh i bet so! no doubt i'd lack the hand/eye coordination to accomplish such a feat. but i'd sure's heck been out there tryin', lol. could'a been 'nother'f my infamously outta focus snap shots, lol.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Feb 16
@crazyhorseladycx - I have LOTS of out of focus shots of the ocean! LOL It happens to me all the time.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Feb 16
Ha ha! It is hard to get a picture of them. By the time you get your camera into the right position, they are out of sight!
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
10 Nov 17
@Hannihar - Yes, it is an easy to understand sculpture ... and most of the time it is the only whale you can see while in Laguna Beach! 
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
11 Nov 17
@Hannihar - Yes, I think the other sculptures are intended to make people think about what they might be!
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@Hannihar (129674)
• Israel
10 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane
ok. Do you think he does the others that people cannot figure out to make people think?
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
15 Mar 16
Oh ... you did not understand. I saw a real, live whale, but did not get a picture. It took other people a little while before they saw it, too. The only picture of a whale I could take was one of this sculpture ... which thousands of people have seen.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Feb 16
I love the sculptures in Laguna Beach. I will have to post more of them here.
@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Feb 16
Yes, I was very happy when the other people finally saw the whale, too!
@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Feb 16
I love this whale sculpture. I walk past it several times a week, and never tire of it.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
28 Feb 16
@DeborahDiane Whale is also lucky to see by you only. Lol
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Feb 16
@shshiju - Ha Ha! I never thought of the whale as being lucky, but I guess you are right. 
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Feb 16
Yes, I felt very lucky to see the whale three times.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Feb 16
Ha Ha! I can understand why you would start to doubt yourself. The ocean is so vast, even when I see something and point it out, sometimes people are looking at the wrong place, so they miss it. I love watching whales, too.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
27 Feb 16
wow, that would be a very neat thing to see. I would love to see a whale just once in my lifetime.
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Feb 16
I hope you get to see a whale in real life someday. They are awesome creatures!
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
27 Feb 16
People don't believe it until they see it themselves... Glad they did see it finally
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@DeborahDiane (40094)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 Feb 16
You are so right that people do not believe things until they see them for themselves!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
15 Mar 16
We were watching dolphins jump when we went to Cedar Key and my husband kept missing it. It is not easy to catch a breach, I know I went on a whale watch in BC and tried so hard to get a picture.
@JamesHxstatic (29360)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Mar 16
We see them frequently and not too far of the coast in central Oregon during migration. It is a wonderful sight to see them blow.
