Blue Whale at Bean Hollow

Today, we stopped at Bean Hollow State Beach, on the way to Santa Cruz, to take a look at the 80 foot female Blue Whale and her fetus that washed up on the beach about 5 weeks ago. She was struck by a ship.

There isn't a whole lot left, but there are hundreds of gulls in the area that are still feeding on the remaining blubber. We were told by a ranger that sharks had been eating on the whale, also. When Nick saw the whale several weeks ago, she was a few hundred yards to the south.

There were signs posted that prohibited the taking of any bones or other remains.