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Occasionally a whale becomes disoriented on the migration up/down the California coast and ends up in San Francisco Bay. It usually takes authorities a few days to convince the wayward creature to leave. However, in 1985 a humpback whale ventured up the Sacramento River as far as Rio Vista and stayed there for several weeks before he/she could be coaxed back to the bay and the ocean. The whale was quite a tourist attraction and was nicknamed Humphrey by locals. A plaque (see photo) now stands near the river's edge to commemorate the days Humphrey visited Rio Vista. The poem on the plaque reads:
Humphrey the humpback whale, a mighty whale was he.
He swam into the Delta, to see what he could see.
The people stood and stared, the fish were scared.
He was famous across the nation, until they ended his vacation.
The plaque is a short walk from the Delta marina and resort which has severall RV sites overlooking the Sacramento River.
In Antioch, another Delta town, there's a nice restaurant named Humphrey's at river's edge. Humphrey's is located at the Antioch marina and is accessible by boat or road. No RV parking, but there are numerous RV parks on the Delta, within driving distance (by toad).
Humphrey the humpback whale, a mighty whale was he.
He swam into the Delta, to see what he could see.
The people stood and stared, the fish were scared.
He was famous across the nation, until they ended his vacation.
The plaque is a short walk from the Delta marina and resort which has severall RV sites overlooking the Sacramento River.
In Antioch, another Delta town, there's a nice restaurant named Humphrey's at river's edge. Humphrey's is located at the Antioch marina and is accessible by boat or road. No RV parking, but there are numerous RV parks on the Delta, within driving distance (by toad).