8 Whales Today

We head out of Princess Royal Harbour it's clear but showers have been forecast. Bernie's radio call tells us that several whales are travelling between the safe water marker and the end channel marker. We find 2 humpbacks but as we get close we spot huge splashes further east. The question is "should we stay or should we go" Well we go and as we get closer the breaching stops. However when we get closer we are greeted by 2 adults and one calf. We watch these whales for nearly 1 hour. As the rain showers cover the Sound we head back towards the marina. The whales we first saw were last seen just off Emu Beach so we hope that we will find them on the way home. As  I talk to the local dive boat, as they are coming through the passage at Mistaken Island, I spot 1 whale heading past the safe water marker we stick with it for a little, but it is travelling fast so we let it go. Now heading home, a call from the dive vessel we have asked to look out for whales comes in.  There is a whale heading in to Princess Royal Harbour. We find a juvenile cruising towards the wood chip berth as the rain shower clears. We follow it until we get very close to the marina and then head back to our berth. Neither of these whales are the ones we spotted at the start of our cruise. Where could they be? 

So its 8 whales for the day.