Naturaliste Charters Whale Blogs

THE HONEY HOLE!

Published on January 29, 2019 By Alison Cross

Our daily routine is becoming quite fluent! Three dorsal fins emerged over the swell line as we entered the “hotspot” this morning! The call went out across the boat and before we knew it the orca had VANISHED into thin air (or deep blue sea) a...

A MIXED BUNCH!

Published on January 28, 2019 By Alison Cross

Instantaneous orca as soon as we dropped off the edge of Australia! Two pods were stretched as far as the eye could see. The swell was large and rolled past us, making it hard to see the blows as the orca rolled into the troughs! The dorsal...

THE DEGUSTATION!

Published on January 27, 2019 By Alison Cross

THE DEGUSTATION: aka "The Huntress and the savage sausages” tour!!! In summary, today is hard to put into words, well in a way that truly depicts not only each encounter but the coinciding emotions that built as everything unveiled before our...

THE TEASE!

Published on January 26, 2019 By Alison Cross

Before even leaving the anchorage today we just felt that the orca were going to do something BIG today! The overcast skies and silvery reflection at the surface made for a very eerie journey out to the shelf! Our first..

ORCA CRUISING!

Published on January 25, 2019 By Alison Cross

After two days off it was evident that the crew were ready to see our giant sea panda friends again! We were all left wondering what the orca had been up to over the last few days out in the giant swell, huge gusts and roaring seas! The wind...