3 Whale pods between Cape Moreton and Flinders Reef
Today’s whale watch began with ideal conditions and a glorious run past western Moreton Island, with guests basking outside on a warm winter's day. We managed to find 8 humpback whales in three different pods between Cape Moreton and Flinders Reef.
With ideal conditions, these whales seemed to be exhibiting restful behaviours, with long deep dives and surfacing every 5 – 10 minutes. Between resting, these whales did put on a show for the guests, with distant breaches, multiple tail slaps and a few tail throws in there for good measure. We were also graced in the presence of a very large pod of inshore bottlenose dolphins just offshore Honeymoon Bay on the voyage home.
It was really cool today to see these pods crossing paths, with pods travelling both north and south. So today’s whale watch consisted of the late comers to the breeding grounds as well as the front runners to get back to Antarctica for feeding.;