There was a slight chop on the water today with 7 knots of northerly breeze. We found our first whale 5 miles out, who we followed along as he showed off tail slaps, peduncle throws and pectoral slaps to our delighted passengers. Our whale then caught up with a friend...
Lots of whale sightings today! Sea conditions were nice and calm with flat water and a slight breeze. The first pod of whales was sighted only 3 miles out! It was a pod of 3, which did a few fluke up dives for us. Further on we sighted another 3 whales – a...
What a beautiful day out on Whale One, with little breeze in the morning and minimal swell we saw a few Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins on our way out. We then found our first pod of 2 about 5 miles East of Point Cartwright. They had fairly long down times of about 6...
The Whale One boat left the wharf on time today. Three mile out we had our first pod of 3 which included 2 Adult whales and a juvenile. They were logging along the surface of the water. We continued on and 5 mile out we came across another pod of 3 who put on a...
A total of 6 whales today. Cruising out this morning with Sunny skies and only a slight breeze was a joy for Whale One’s crew and passengers. The seas were crystal blue making it easy to spot not only the whales that were cruising past our shores but also the...
Our first sighting this morning was a single southbound whale with five minute down times. We then came across a mother, calf and their escort who were heading northbound. The single whale joined up with this pod of three and all three had a great time showing off...
Well this afternoon proved to be fantastic! A total of 5 humpbacks they traveled between pods and so we had 1 or 4 together at one time but never the whole five. They continued to change their swimming patterns. We had them swim under the boat at various times for 40...
The morning whale report! Today 8 miles off Point Cartwright we came across a mother and calf. The mother did some fluke up dives and we followed them as they cruised along at their own pace. We then played with a common dolphin for a while. A juvenile whale came our...
The whales were hard to find out on the water today. We had a 15 knot northerly wind blowing and a one metre swell. The conditions improved throughout the trip although we needed to travel 15 miles off shore. We finally came upon a pod of three whales which put on a...
It is amazing how the morning can change in the afternoon. Different sightings and vise versa. Out at sea, Whale One passengers saw one coral sea snake, and the most friendly whale of the day. He did multiple breaches with fascinating photo opportunities right along... 