Friday, September 21, 2007

Whale Watching in Hervey Bay

Micaela wanted me to call this blog entry "A Whale of a Time" but I refuse.

Whale watching yesterday was awesome. It was windy and rough so moving around the boat was tricky. An old man fell and cut his hand, a few people got seasick, and a little boy screamed every time there was a big swell. The whales were incredible. It was obviously a great day for whale watching since the guides were really excited about all the activity. We saw lots of humpback whales and they jumped out of the water, or breached, a lot.

Humpback Whale Breaching

Headlaunch

Tail

Humpback Calf with Open Mouth

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I read several theories about why whales breach. As a fellow mammal, I'm pretty sure they're scratching an itch on their backs.