Grateful
Although she was still in shock by what had happened that day, Hauser was extremely grateful for the role that the whale played in keeping her safe. This was such an unbelievable, and scary experience that not many are able to have, and she was grateful to have been dragged around by a whale, and lucky enough to have survived.
As her boat was making its way back to land, the same whale came up close to their boat. It came above the water and sprayed water out of its blowhole, which Nan interpreted as the whales way of making sure that she, and her boat, were safe.