Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

SHOWING OFF!

Published on January 22, 2019 By Alison Cross

As we steamed out to the Canyon today we sighted a mola mola (sunfish) off the bow of the boat. Some of the customers at the stern were lucky to get a brief glance before it quickly fluttered away in an awkward manner (they truly are the most...

Surfing and Spermies!

Published on January 21, 2019 By Alison Cross

It was just like clockwork today, sighting Nibbles pod as soon as we hit the hotspot! We also had a visiting vessel today (the True North) who joined us on the orca hunt! A lovely example of comradery in the Canyon! The pod displayed short and...

Twitchers Heaven!

Published on January 19, 2019 By Alison Cross

Our first visitor for the day was a brave little New Zealand fur seal who twirled around in circles right beside the boat weaving between the orca before deciding it might be a good idea to make a quick getaway! This was a wise decision as the...

What a SPECIAL show!

Published on January 18, 2019 By Alison Cross

Low wind, small swell….no orca! That’s right, as tour operators we usually despise the large seas, however in Bremer we encourage the wind gods! Our orca thrive amongst the crashing waves and white wash as these conditions are deemed best for...

Its a GIRL!

Published on January 17, 2019 By Alison Cross

We hadn't even made it onto the roof to start scanning when we heard the cheers for ORCA! The 1000m contour line was the the opening to the deep blue gates of the canyon where our orca rose from the depths like a pack of hunting...