Surfer sticks to land after spotting whales off Sandbridge

Surfer sticks to land after spotting whales off Sandbridge
December 11, 2015 sandbridgehouses

56672efde7228.imagePhoto courtesy of Billy Ficke

Check out the story of Billy Ficke, as told by By Joanne Kimberlin from The Virginian-Pilot this past Tuesday:

Yikes! Billy Ficke was considering surfing Monday morning when a bus-size humpback whale changed his mind.

Ficke, 20, stopped by Sandbridge around 7:30 a.m. to check out the waves, ready to dash home for his longboard. Good thing he had his camera instead. He had just crossed the dune line when a humpback whale exploded out of the water near the surf line.

Read more:
http://www.pilotonline.com/news/local/environment/surfer-sticks-to-land-after-spotting-whales-off-sandbridge/article_744bbb70-a837-5c66-ad6f-18d164a00bd9.html