Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

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 […]

NEW CALF nearing a NEW MOON!

Published on February 9, 2020 By Alison Cross

Today was TOO GOOD to fit into one blog! So I will attempt to summarise the day as best I can! To start off…a quote from one of our marine interns “today was like ALL of my previous 6 days put into one! I genuinely don’t know where to start. It truly was the perfect […]

40 orca in 5 minutes!

Published on February 8, 2020 By Alison Cross

After two days off due to weather, we were eager to hit the canyon! The residual swell that remained from the storm system left almost perfect conditions for the orca! After no luck at the hotspot, we went west and parallel to the continental shelf. We searched well past Shreks before the call we had […]

Surfs Up!

Published on February 5, 2020 By Alison Cross

It’s Surfs Up – Killer Whale Lovers! I’m Kirsten another intern out on the magical Bremer Canyon whale watching tour and I’m excited to share this week’s surfs up experience with you! After two absolutely cracking days on the water I was apprehensive on whether my third day would live up to my already high […]

Textbook day in the Canyon!

Published on February 4, 2020 By Alison Cross

…Continuing on from yesterday blog I spoke with a “frequent flyer” of ours, Linda Horton! Read on for her response to questions I asked her, and then after her interview, Kayla, My marine Bio Intern reflects on her day in the canyon!! Linda has come out almost every season since we began and keeps on […]