Calm weather greets us today and with school holidays with us we have about 50 people booked to cruise with us today. We head out and Bernie tells us that several whales have just rounded Bald Head and he tells us that the only other blows he has seen are well east of Michaelmas Island. We head out towards the islands about a 30 minute steam. In the time it takes to get with in 1 km of Breaksea Island we have all enjoyed a hot coffee, tea or Milo and the odd cream biscuit. Expecting to travel through between the islands I chat to Bernie and ask if he can still see the whales coming from the east of Michaelmas Island. He tells me that they seem to be heading around the eastern end of Breaksea. I look up from the radio and see a blow about 600 metres away. Excellent we don't have to go much further. I thought that these two whales were heading towards Bald Head, so head in that direction slowly. But alas no they next appear, about where we had been when I first saw them. So we turn and follow much to the joy of all the children on board. These whales continue west going further into King George Sound, and at times popping up along side the boat so close you could smell their breath. We have been with the whales for 30-minutes and the other whale-watching vessel operating in Albany arrives. They join us for 10 minutes and then leave and continue out of the sound. We continue on in past Seal Rock and as we do the whales start to play, slapping their tails on the surface. At times we take the motors out of gear and the whales would stop and turn back towards us, swim around us and then continue on their way in shore. We have spent over 1.5 hours with the whales and by the time we leave them we are not far from Mistaken Island and they have just turned to head out to sea again. Some times it just takes patience and the whales will please all aboard.
"Think Whales Think Albany"
Master of the vessel Paul Guest
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