Curious whale surprises paddleboarder off Capo Beach

Doug Griffith, who lives in Capistrano Beach, got a surprise visit from a curious whale that showed up next to his stand-up paddleboard. (Photo courtesy of Matt Larmand)
A curious whale stopped to check out a stand-up paddleboarder off Capistrano Beach in Dana Point Sunday afternoon, a moment between man and nature caught on camera.
“It was pretty amazing,” said Doug Griffith, who was out on the water with his son, Fritz, and father, Don. “I just think it was a once-in-a-lifeti