Whale watching

Yesterday I went whale watching to say it was amazing is an understatement.
They poked their noses out of the water to see us.

They showed us their tails.

The sun glistened off them.

They rolled on their sides.

Catching them breach the surface was hard so lots of photos of splashes.

Lots of fin slapping

Barnacles on noses

and on fins

Blow holes

Nearly caught a breach

There were so many whales they approach the boat and checked us out they played with each other while swimming around the boat. They were so close you could almost touch them. They were so close my long lens could not focus.

We motored out past Fraser Island.

This was the boat I went out on I would recommend them the crew were friendly and informative.

They are truly amazing creature but sadly they are still hunted.
If you ever have the chance to see them I recommend it. If you have the chance to sign a partition against whale hunting please sign it and feel free to add my name.
I am always conscious of humans interfering with the animal kingdom and worry that the boats may affect the whales. The women who was our guide said she has been doing the tours for 12 years and has seen the number of whale in the bay increase.
I do hope the Australian Government does something to stop the Japanese hunting the whales.
They are the most amazing creatures.
If these photos haven't bored you too much there are more on my Flickr page just click on one of the photos and you will be taken there.