‘Odd’ gray whale sightings off Orange County coast stun spectators

Maybe the gray whale wanted to be the first to hit the lagoons in Mexico.
Or perhaps the unusually warm water off the coast caused the wayward mammal to get an early start on its migration.
Whatever the estimated 35-foot gray whale was doing, it caused a buzz Monday, Aug. 27 along the Orange County shoreline — wowing spectators in Huntington Beach, stopping in Laguna Beach near the rocky outcroppings, then heading south to Dana Point where it spent some time in the shallow waters near the