Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

Get in formation

Published on March 8, 2021 By Alison Cross

08.03.21 GET IN FORMATION We woke up this morning with rain pouring down on the crew house. Subtle glances and a nod with our skipper Dundee confirmed we were still going ahead despite the wet weather. The wind and swell were low so we knew it would be a good day still. With each hour […]

Nibbles with Nibbles

Published on March 7, 2021 By Alison Cross

07.03.21 Double Trouble were in the hotspot today. Nibbles, Digby and their pods were moving together, working the hotspot. The animals worked as one as the two ever-growing males led the charge. With an ominous haze moving over the southern ocean we experienced light sprinkles of rain but we didn’t need to look far into […]

Too good to pass up

Published on March 6, 2021 By Alison Cross

06.03.2021 WOW! One day of orca absence is more than enough and we certainly were happy to see them today! Flat-as-a-tack conditions and sunshine with the odd sprinkle of rain provided the perfect backdrop to observe the Orca relaxed and heading East. I’ll hand you over to Rikki our Intern for her recap of the […]

Where have all the orca gone?

Published on March 5, 2021 By Alison Cross

05.03.2021 The blog I didn’t want to write! The sun was shining, the winds had dropped, the seas were calm and the orca… well, they weren’t there! We searched high and low leaving no corner of the Bremer Canyon unsearched. While passengers kicked back and enjoyed the beautiful day out on the water, we stayed positive […]

Great day for scientists and customers!

Published on March 4, 2021 By Alison Cross

04.03.21 Hey NC Blog Readers, I just wanted to jump in here and do a massive shout out to our ever assistive interns! They’ve proved themselves once again by recapturing the day for you! See below for Taylor’s recount. Great day for scientists and customers! A usual thought process is that the best days on […]