We had gorgeous conditions this morning with clear skies and great visibility. We encountered our first whale as we rounded the mouth of the river, just 15 minutes into our trip. A sub adult was breaching 600m off Pt Cartwright. He played near our boat for about an hour and 25mins, delighting our passengers with his continuous breaching. We turned left, intending to search for another pod but just 300m off our port side we spotted a pod of three young adults. What an acrobatic lot. Judging by their size, they were about 5-6 years old and they played beside us for about half an hour. They put on a spectacular display of pec slaps and tail slaps before one of the larger whales did some of the most impressive head lunges of the season. His body was launched almost completely out of the water, getting airborne before landing on his stomach with an almighty splash. One of the trio was perfecting his corkscrew breaches and the third was relaxing, slapping the surface with his fins and tail. We spotted a third pod of two whales breaching and as we approached, they came right up to us and mugged the boat for 25mins. They swam around, under and beside the boat, giving us a great close encounter and stopping to look directly at the people on the bow of the boat. They played to the crowd, spy hopping and interacting with our passengers and responding to our cheers. One of the whales rolled onto his back and had both fins in the air, waving to us and basking in the sun. What a great way to finish the day.
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