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2007 Whale Photos - 2/13/07
Photos from the Hula Kai Whale Watch - Tuesday
Photos by CJ Kale Photography | visit website |
02/13/07 (Tuesday)
Aloha and welcome,
You guys should have been with us today, what a phenomenal experience!!! Heading out of Keauhou we saw a few humpbacks (megaptera novaeangliae), but they were not doing anything spectacular so we waited for them to come back up. But after an extended down time we decided to push on.
As we were rounding Keahole' point and onto the 'lek', we didn't have to wait long. Once past the airport we could see Puu Wa'a Wa'a...the cinder cone, and behind that looming in the distance the giant Mauna Kea with the tiny observatories at the summit.
Then without warning we were surrounded by more humpbacks. When your boat is in such a position that it can't move and the engines must be shut down so the whales are not injured, that is called a 'mugging'...we were mugged! Imagine that, the nerve of those whales. Oh well, I guess someone had to be there. Too bad it wasn't you or was it??
Then we saw a whale off in the distance tail-lobing, not once but 10 times, wow!! Then another whale was slapping it's pectoral flipper, over and over again. Then the breaching started! Oh my, at first it was off in the distance then they got closer and closer. Finally after 10 or more breaches from these two whales, two more started to go off. It was an awesome display of raw power.
Then, rising up out of the depths, rocketing skyward like a Saturn rocket booster, was the mother of all breaches. This whale was every bit of 45-50ft. in length and he/she got sooooo high that their flukes cleared the water!
Then in mid air this cetacean rolled on it's long axis and arched it's back, landing with a huge splash!!!
The boat was pointed right at all of this and everyone on board was amazed! As if that wasn't enough, we had a baby humpback swim right next to the
boat. The baby rolled over on it's side and swam the length of the 55 ft. Hula-Kai while looking at everyone...way cool!!!
By then it was time to deploy the hydrophone. Each day there are lots of whales singing away, and today was no exception. We must have heard at least 5 to 10 whales. There were so many that it was hard to distinguish any individuals, it was a chorus of whales.
Once we secured and stowed the hydrophone it was time to begin heading home. After an adventure such as this everyone on board was exclaiming what a great show this was, and they were right!
Well that's all for now, hope that this inspires you to come on out and join us for another incredible adventure aboard Fair Wind’s Hula-Kai!
We'll be looking for ya, Aloha ‘til then.
Jonathan | email Jonathan |
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