After 2 days of strong winds the fans were turned down today,
allowing us to head out towards Limestone Head I spot a some white water
over towards Goode Beach, some 600 metres away. I don't see it again,
but ask Jason who has joined me on the fly bridge with a coffee to keep a
look out in that direction as we continue on.
"BREACH" is the cry from Jason and with out looking I start turning in the direction of Goode Beach.
Bernie calls over the radio asking what we have seen as the breach was very close to the beach and out of Bernie's field of view.
We arrive to find 2 humpbacks heading out from the beach now. We loose them for a while and then foot prints appear just astern of us. The whales have swum under us and pop up on our port side and are heading into the mussel lease.
The other whale watching vessel has heard our radio conversation with Bernie and is now in the area too, although they have no idea where the whales are. They leave but we follow the whales around the Twin Sisters and towards Outer Brambles. The whales head towards Marine Drive and now the car parks are filling and people are out of their cars as the whales get to Whale Head Rock and pass 2 snorkellers. They head into Ellen Cove turn and then head towards Gull Rock.
We leave them after spending 2 hours slowly cruising with them, getting back to the marina after 1215 hours.
Ok we have only seen 2 whales but they were cruising and not in the 5 metre swell that is running outside King George Sound, We have missed the rain and at times whales have been very close to us.
Over all a pretty good day.
"BREACH" is the cry from Jason and with out looking I start turning in the direction of Goode Beach.
Bernie calls over the radio asking what we have seen as the breach was very close to the beach and out of Bernie's field of view.
We arrive to find 2 humpbacks heading out from the beach now. We loose them for a while and then foot prints appear just astern of us. The whales have swum under us and pop up on our port side and are heading into the mussel lease.
The other whale watching vessel has heard our radio conversation with Bernie and is now in the area too, although they have no idea where the whales are. They leave but we follow the whales around the Twin Sisters and towards Outer Brambles. The whales head towards Marine Drive and now the car parks are filling and people are out of their cars as the whales get to Whale Head Rock and pass 2 snorkellers. They head into Ellen Cove turn and then head towards Gull Rock.
We leave them after spending 2 hours slowly cruising with them, getting back to the marina after 1215 hours.
Ok we have only seen 2 whales but they were cruising and not in the 5 metre swell that is running outside King George Sound, We have missed the rain and at times whales have been very close to us.
Over all a pretty good day.
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