2nd - 9th August 2018 Whale Watching
It’s been an absolute bonza of a whale watch this week, with close encounters and 64 whale sightings! We are starting to see more whales travelling south, some even travelling with calves! We are lucky enough to see the whales down further south in the bay throughout August and September as the mothers and calves use the bay as a nursing and resting area.
We definitely have a bit of an advantage having three forms of whale watching available (land, water and air) at Tangalooma so we are able to radio the Cape Moreton whale watch on the headland, and our helicopter pilots to make sure we are always in the best spot!
We had an awesome spell of weather in the bay this week with flat seas and crystal clear water, we are now only travelling as far as Comboyuro Point (North-western point) to see our first pods, the majority of the population still seems to be heading north but we are getting towards the tipping point where things start to really heat up with more curious and inquisitive juveniles and some caring mothers nursing their calves.
We have too much to talk about this week we were lucky enough to see a calf breaching repeatedly, a Hammerhead shark swimming in the warm water on the surface enjoying the sun and also a couple of playful whales that decided to swim in close to the rocks of north point to say “G’day” to a lucky surfer in only about 6 meters of water!
We also had some incredible encounters this week with our juvenile whales. On Thursday we had two whales that swam around the boat for 15 minutes surfacing only a few short meters off our bow, so we turned the engines to neutral and the whales began spy hoping and rolling beside the boat getting a good glimpse making us feel like we were the ones being watched! After an outstanding enquiry their curiosity had been satisfied and they left us be to continue on our cruise.
Every day out is just so different so we never really know what to expect, but don’t take our word for it, find out how incredible these creatures can be and come join us for a whale watching cruise here at Tangalooma!