We were only 3.5 nautical miles east of Point Cartwright when we caught sight of a breach that gave away our first pod of two juvenile humpback whales. We had some lovely close encounters as we traveled south with them. On our way back to Mooloolaba, we come upon...
Whales proved a little illusive in the choppy conditions, until a breach was sighted 2 nautical miles, dead ahead. It was not long before we were up close and personal with our first pod. Their down times (time spend under the water) were extensive, however when the...
The second day for our earlier start of 0900 saw the wind up more than forecast – a steady 20 knot southerly had it a bit cooler and bumpier than expected. Not to worry, the whales certainly didn’t! The three male whales we found after half an hour were...
Perfect ocean conditions made for a great day of whale watching again. It was only 30 minutes after throwing the ropes that we came upon two humpbacks traveling north together, however they must have had a bad argument because they traveled about 700 metres apart from...
Another lovely day on the open ocean, the whales proving to be a little elusive to find initially, however we are sure all would agree that the wait was worth it when we found a mother, calf and escort whale traveling together, with some nice breaches to start with,... 