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Three from three

Three from three

Three from three!Today was our third day in a row this week that we have had encounters of epic proportions!We were greeted at the canyon this morning by a rather boisterous young orca, breaching not once, not twice, but 6 times! Gobsmacked passengers and crew were...
KA-BOOM

KA-BOOM

Straight off the bat as our vessel moved over the continental shelf a curious orca darted its way through the swell lines, greeting us with a cheeky close pass, this unidentified orca was giving us a glimpse at what the day would bring!We couldn’t get out onto the bow...
BREACH OUT!!

BREACH OUT!!

WHAT A DAY!!!!!! It was only 10 minutes after dropping off the continental shelf of Australia when we spotted our first pod! Nibbles and his pod of 15 other animals, including a young neonate (calf), were cruising just SW of the hotspot. It wasn’t long before the pod...
EYEBALLED BY ORCA

EYEBALLED BY ORCA

WOW! Today was FULL of close encounters and cruising orca! I think today is the type of day where an image speaks 1000 words! We had three pods at the hotspot on our arrival, two of which came in close proximity of the vessel! The pods came together and joined up at...
THE AFTERMATH!

THE AFTERMATH!

To drop over the shelf to the sight of 50 orca blows, hundreds of birds and a GIANT oil slick was exciting to say the least!!!!! As we approached the action we were GOBSMACKED at the sight of long-finned pilot whales, which were closely intermingled between the vast...