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2008 Whale Photos - 1/07/08
Photos from the Hula Kai Whale Watch - Monday
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1/07/08 (Monday)
Aloha and welcome aboard!
We had another double run today and on both trips we had 'heat-runs'. The morning was a bit more active, but the afternoon had more whale sightings and a shark! Before we even left the pier people were seeing blows and lots of surface activity. Once we acquired our cetaceans, they really put on an outstanding show for all on-board. We had huge breaches and males lunging and landing on top of other males. I think the one aspect that really surprised everyone was when the whales were so close we could hear how hard they were breathing. It's one thing to tell people that the air is leaving a whales lungs at over 300 hundred mph, it's quite another when they see it and hear it...WOW! Another factor was the amount of energy that was being expended by the males; the female was out in front and there was a war zone of competition behind her...it was awesome! This afternoon we had to go quite a way down the coast to catch up with the Humpbacks from the morning trip. We found them and they were still competing, lunging, grunting, and snorting, hoping to be the one that the female would ultimately select. The activity never subsided, but the intensity did drop a bit...as we watched, the whales continued on down the coast with no hint letting up in sight. While we were drifting and waiting for another glimpse of the whales, Capt. Mitch spotted a hammer-head shark (Sphyrna lewini). It didn't stay around very long, just long enough to get everyone excited and then it was gone. Well I'd better wrap this up, look, the season is on and we're going have lots more days like today...so what are you waiting for? Come join us for an afternoon of thrills that you won't soon forget...that's a promise! Till then, Aloha.
Jonathan Opey
Director, Hawai'i Marine Research Center
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