The Chronicles of John Trammell

This story begins almost one and a half years before this vacation had begun.  My most favorite animal is the Orca or Killer Whale.  Has been since I was very young.  Back in the winter of 2009, I came up with the idea to plan a trip to see Orca Whales in the wild.  Have seen them hundreds of times at the San Diego Sea World, and would love to see them in their natural habitat.  The first place that came to mind was Monterey.  Monterey is just a 6 hours drive away, and I know the city real well.  Over the summer of 2009, I would do research about prices, times of year the Orcas would be in the area, and whale watching companies.  In November of 2009, I looked into the whale watching companies while in Monterey for a 4-H conference, and had learned that the Orcas would be in the area in the spring.  I also learned that there was only about a 10-15% chance of spotting the Orcas when they are in the area.  As you can imagine, I wasn't too happy with those numbers.  When I got home, I