For ocean lovers there can be few things in this world more pleasing than spending quality time with the gentle giants of the underwater world. The noble whale gracefully goes about its business and you, the onlooker, marvel at the poise and beauty of it all.

But then this whale off the coast of Dominica decides to really go about its business, releasing a stream of excrement about 30 metres in length that envelopes all onlookers. Described as a ‘poonado’ by diver Keri Wilks, the whale deposited its waste close to the surface and he was unable to flee in time. This from 1stopnews:

I had poop in my eyes, mouth, wetsuit, everywhere and I was soaked in it from head to toe. But, after leaving the cloud, it quickly washed away, and didn’t leave a smell on us.

I did take an extra long shower once I returned to shore later that day, just in case.

I guess he should just count himself lucky that the whale hadn’t been on the grog the night before. Those ‘morning after a big night’ ones tend to linger a little longer than plankton dumps.

[source:1stopnews]