Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

The ULTIMATE takedown!

Published on February 14, 2020 By Alison Cross

Complete cloud cover and grey skies made for an already ominous morning as we ventured toward the canyon. On our arrival, we were instantly greeted by the Huntress (Split-tip) and the rest of her girl gang! The first glimpse our customers had of orca in the wild was RIGHT alongside us – you had to […]

OCEANIC SMORGASBORD!

Published on February 13, 2020 By Alison Cross

Hey guys! I’m Em, the marine intern for the week, and I’m gonna run you through today’s trip into the canyon. Half the ecosystem came out to play today and we were so stoked to see it! It was a beautiful sunny morning as we cruised out to the canyon in a light breeze and low […]

CLOSEST PASS YET!

Published on February 12, 2020 By Alison Cross

We hadn’t seen our boy El Notcho for nearly a week and he was the first pod we encountered today! It’s always a treat for customers that witness him first as his HUGE dorsal fin is a VERY impressive first glance at a male orca! It’s become almost a routine over the past week that […]

SURGE and RESCUE!

Published on February 11, 2020 By Alison Cross

We’ve been lucky enough to encounter the newborn calf little neo for the past three days straight! It’s truly incredible to see how protective the pod are of their tiny new member! The pod surfaced tightly with the youngster right in the middle with its tiny head peaking through for only a fleeting glimpse! The […]

CALVES FIRST KILL!

Published on February 10, 2020 By Alison Cross

Today was on par with yesterday! It’s so fulfilling getting to hang out and observe the oceans apex predators and their intrinsic behaviour, from the hunt right through to the playful socialising across pods. Today we got to witness it ALL! As soon as we hit the hotspot we were lucky enough to have three […]