shak Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Went whale watching yesterday! Good experience, would've been excellent if it werent for the sea sickness ...saw 4 whales,and i totally missed the breach as the water was very choppy and i put my head down for just a second,when the commentator yelled 'whoa',looked up and just saw a huge splash,gutted!but still a cool experience, and must do.remember to take motion sickness tabs though if your sea sick,i wish i did. Anyway ive heard of the cape solander view point for whale watching,and quite interested. Wondering if anyone on here ever been here? Love whales and dolphins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 We went whale watching off the Gold Coast a couple of years ago, it was an amazing experience, definitely worth doing but yes maybe avoid it if you get sea sick. The have to go quite far out into the ocean. We've had the travel past here quite close to the beach. We saw them a few days after we landed here swimming off of Secret Harbour beach. We see Dolphins all the time, which is great but the Whales are just majestic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 In the winter here in South Australia if you go down to Victor Harbor you can usually watch whales from the shore - they come in really close too so you don't even need binoculars most times. There is a whale watching website that posts up details of where they have been seen etc http://www.sawhalecentre.com/whale-sightings/sightings-log/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 In the winter here in South Australia if you go down to Victor Harbor you can usually watch whales from the shore - they come in really close too so you don't even need binoculars most times. There is a whale watching website that posts up details of where they have been seen etc http://www.sawhalecentre.com/whale-sightings/sightings-log/ Brilliant! Thanks for that diane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Not much fun when a 12.4m whale is 3m below you and its tail is as wide as the tinny is long (5m). Used to get them 3-4 km off Minnie Waters, northern NSW. when we were snapper fishing in winter. Cheers, Bobj. PS. As soon as one was sighted, it was a matter of informing all the fishos over the 2-way and retrieve lines as fast as one could...Don't want to hook 40 tonnes of blubber, now, do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 We go to Cape Solander, though we've not seen whales there. It is pretty spectacular, there are some great walks too. There is a heritage centre worth a visit nearby too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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