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Photos from the Hula Kai Whale Watch - 1/15/07
Here's the first of many Humpbacks we encountered on Monday - at approximately 3:15 PM. This one put on a brief show for us in front of the Keauhou Outrigger Resort (as seen in the background) before deciding to dive deep for a while.
A little big further North, we encountered a few more - this one also decides to show us the tail and dive deep for a while.
Another Humpback diving deep after hanging around the surface for a while.
At about 3:45, we came accross an area with a alot of whale activity. It was pretty far up North where there were not any other boats around which made it even more special. This particular Humpback is showing us the pectoral fin and the blow-hole simultaneously.
As mentioned in the notes, this is one of at least 60 whales we saw on Monday. They were literally everywhere!
Okay - here we go! This was the main event of the day - an exciting "Heat Rush" where 4 or 5 large males wrestle for the right to mate with the lone female which tries to stay clear of all the commotion until the strongest Male emerges. This continued for hours as we turned off the engines and witnessed the awe of nature. Unfortunately, we needed to get back to Keauhou before a winner was declared.
This Humpback's head emerges to see what's going on outside.
On our way back towards the end of the day, a few more whales are caught playing around.
As sunset approaches, we see one last whale who gives us a nice image of the tail before diving deep.
No, this is not a stock photo - this is the real deal while on Monday's Hula Kai Whale Watch Cruise! After viewing the beautiful Humpbacks for a few hours, this was a real bonus to the end of a spectacular afternoon!
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01/15/07 (Monday)
"Humpback Whale season seems to be in full swing along the Kona Coast. Today, we saw atleast 60 or 70 whales during our Afternoon Whale Watch Cruise. There were some breaching - but they were off in the distance. However, we encountered an exciting "Heat Run" where 4 or 5 large males were jockying for the right to mate with the female. This fury lasted for hours nearby our vessel as we had turned the engines off and were watching in awe. Additioinally, we encountered hundreds of dolphins which put on a nice show for us (jumping and playing nearby the boat) and we saw a Mantaray. On the way back to Keauhou Bay, we viewed a couple more whales nearby on the surface as everyone onboard sat back and enjoyed a brilliant Kona Sunset. " - Jonathan
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