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2007 Whale Photos - 3/09/07
Photos from the Hula Kai Whale Watch - Friday
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03/09/07 (Friday)
Aloha and welcome aboard,
Well the big waves are still here, but that didn't deter us from going on what was perhaps our most spectacular whale watch this season. What I mean by that is we've seen lots of heat-runs and we've seen many duels for the alpha position by aggressive and urgent males. We've also seen incredible tail-lobs, and not to mention the close encounters...remember Hula and Kai! But today's trip was beyond all of that not only because of what we saw, specifically a mother and calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) putting on one of the most spectacular displays of breaching we've seen all year. We watched them breach for a total of 15 times in a row. First the mom, then the calf matched her breach for breach. Needles to say we were all speechless. The 'wow factor' was off the charts. Mom then rolled over and slapped her pectoral flipper 5 times against the surface of the water. Not wanting to stress them out after this awesome display, we broke off from them when we saw another blow in the distance. However once we arrived in the vicinity the whale was nowhere to be seen - but that didn't matter because we were surrounded by Nai'a (Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins - Stenella Longirostris). They were quite playful lunging and jumping in the bow wake and surfing the stern wake. We did not deploy the hydrophone because of the waves, but just being out there today more than made up for not hearing the whales. Well needless to say that after a start like that everyone was totally stoked by the time we arrived back at our home port of Keauhou Bay. Remember the whales won't be here too much longer, don't miss the opportunity of a lifetime, book your trip soon - I promise you won't be disappointed! ‘Till then, Aloha! Jonathan
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