September 29, 2007- Humpback Whale Watching

This event made me appreciate Australians concern and care for animals/species within their own environment. We saw a dead calf that was victim of the food chain, most likely by Killer Whales. We saw many whales that day and a few calves. Every time a whale would come out of the water someone would yell “Breach!”. The breached were cool to see but incredibly hard to catch on camera. Some people got sick, I did not. That was the first time that I experienced that saying “You a look a little green”. I literally saw many people from my group turning green in the face from sea sickness. The ride was rough. I’ll give it that. Some people had issues that afternoon. Most were ready to get off the boat. I enjoyed the ride-A LOT. The whales are huge. They like to scratch their backs on the bottom side of the boat. They are very entertaining. Once the whale(s) feels comfortable around the boat it like to play. They bring their calves up closer. It was very pleasant for those of us who were not sick to watch and experience.