"Friends Help Out"

We are greeted this morning with a heavy fog and Bernie comes to tell me he can't help much as he cannot see past the channel markers. We know that whales will be seen out on the "Humpback Highway"
We call up sea rescue and log in, passenger numbers, estimated time of return and area of operation. After we have logged in we get calls from a mate who is out with his children over at Limestone Head and he tells me that 2 whales have just passed his boat, much to the delight of his daughter. Then we get another call from Jayden the young lad who did some work experience on "Silver Star II" last week, he tells me that several pods of whales are travelling along the highway. We find our first whales heading west just off Bald Head, as we watch them I see 2 more whales coming around Bald Head. The pods do not join each other. More whales further south and west, then we see a breach so we head in that direction. We find 3 whales, I tell our passengers that I believe that we are seeing 2 bulls chasing 1 cow, it explains some of the behaviour we are seeing. One whale at times breaks the surface and swims with its head on the back of another whale. They are also changing direction and at times turning back on them self. And then head south we follow for a while until I see another pair of whales further east that are heading into King George Sound. As we are engulfed with in a rain shower we head for home via Frenchman Bay, Goode Beach and the passage at Mistaken Island.
Thanks for the help we get from friends & other boaties, while looking for whales.
Master of the vessel Paul Guest