Yesterday we went on a fantastic whale watching tour on the boat Aliikai which is a 20m vessel. We saw so many Humpback whales we lost count and a couple came to within 15m of the boat, obviously making contact with us, putting on a bit of a show, moving from one side of the boat to the other.
I was so busy enjoying the whole whale experience that this is my best still photo which shows only part of the animal's back.
This little video taken with my very ordinary digital still camera is my attempt to catch a glimpse of what it was like to be there.
These massive mammals spend their summer in Antarctica filling up on krill and then head to the waters off the Kimberley coast to breed and calve. They snort as they come above the water. We saw them breech, give the pectoral wave and tail slap as well as just move their humps above the water.
Today we moved south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Blessings to you all and I will post my highlights of Carnarvon next week.
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