S-BENDS!

S-BENDS!

Flashes of dark flesh amidst copious amounts of white water were what made up our first encounter….but was it orca??? As we edged toward the group we discovered it was in fact three adult sperm whales!!!The sperm whales came alongside for a brief moment before they...
CONFIRMED NEW CALF!

CONFIRMED NEW CALF!

The long weekend came with a LONG wait! However persistence and patience pays off in the canyon! The sky was grey and the swell was rolling! We had nearly given up hope when customers on the bow started slowly pointing and looking at each other with equal amounts...
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY!

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY!

The energy from today’s keen customers rose with the increasing wind gusts that blew us out to the canyon! With high energy came high anticipation as we hammered out over the continental shelf! The day felt as though it  was going to be as big as the swell, and it...
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...