Whale Watching

For those unaware, the humpback whale migrates south along the east coast of Australia from about April. It is prime whale watching season because they are frisky. They give birth down in the Antarctic and then they come back up the East Coast with their calves and head north. October is the end of the whale watching season and we made it a part of our family holiday.

The iconic Australian family the Irwins - Steve (dec'd), Terri, Bindi and Robert own Australia Zoo in Queensland where the Crocodile Hunter's parents began with a few crocodiles in mud holes 40 years ago. It is now a major animal conservation park and it is brilliant! A must see for overseas visitors. While there we booked a trip on the Steve's Whale One boat for the four of us. What a great day we had out on the water. My photos are not great. It was hard to know when to photograph and when to just watch but we loved it.

This was the second time whale watching for the Lovely Husband and I and we so wanted the teens to experience it. The trip was for four hours, they gave us morning tea and a beautiful buffet lunch. An all round great trip. I was totally fatigued at the end of it but I didn't care, it was whale worth it. (That was a one tonne pun....)