I’ve heard it since getting on the ship, winter is prime whale watching season. And yes, it’s true we’ve seen evidence of whales for the past month and a half. We even went out on a whale watching boat and were amazed at how close a whale came to the vessel. But today, today was something entirely different. Sitting in port at Hilo Bay with the back of the ship looking out over the water, we watched as some 20-30 whales were jumping, and and fin slapping, and diving, it was incredible! It is supposedly the time of the season that the momma whales start teaching the babies to breach (which is when they rise and break through the surface of the water head first) and school is in session!
I hope I can get some of this action on film, but today was all about taken it in first person.