Wednesday 25th August 2010
Rick Reynolds

The Westerly wind didn’t deter 10 passengers who got the time of their life today as threeseal for 25th story Humpback Whales “mugged” Imagine!

We sailed with the Juvenille Humpbacks for about 10 minutes before they decided it was time for a closer look, and one by one swam right up next to the boat to give the passengers the time of their lives! If you look closely in the video, you will even see, what was perhaps the best part of the cruise, when one of the humpbacks decide to exhale a massive breath over all of us!

Cabbage Tree Island is still home to our friendly Australian Fur Seals and a huge female pod of Bottlenose Dolphins were patrolling Yaccaba Head and Providence Bay for fish!

A great trip was had by all and Port Stephens‘ headlands definitly provided a great backdrop for all of the pictures and video we got today!

Wednesday 25th: Morning 3 Humpbacks, Afternoon 3 Humpbacks

Tuesday 24th: Morning no cruise, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Monday 23rd June: Morning 1 Humpback, Afternoon no cruise

Sunday 22nd: Morning 6 Humpbacks, Afternoon 4 Humpbacks

Saturday 21st: Morning 1 Humpback, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Friday 20th: Morning 1 Humpback, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Thursday 19th: Morning 4 Humpbacks, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Wednesday 18th: Morning 6 Humpbacks, Afternoon 4 Humpbacks

Tuesday 17th: Morning 3 Humpbacks, Afternoon 3 Humpbacks

Monday 16th: Morning 1 Humpback, Afternoon no cruise

Sunday 15th: Morning 3 Humpbacks, Afternoon 12 Humpbacks

Saturday 14th: Morning 2 Humpbacks, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

  • We have regular daily sightings of the Bottlenose Dolphins that live in Port Stephens
  • Australian Fur Seals were sighted on the 15th,17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 24th, & 25th
  • Pacific Common Dolphins were seen on the 15th
  • A Humpback Mother and calf came into Nelson Bay on the 18th

Friday 13th: Morning Dolphin Watch, Afternoon no cruise

Thursday 12th: Morning no cruise, Afternoon no cruise

Wednesday 11th: Morning no cruise, Afternoon no cruise

Tuesday 10th: Morning 1 Humpback, Afternoon no cruise

Monday 9th June: Morning 2 Humpbacks + 2 Southern Right, Afternoon 4 Humpbacks

Sunday 8th: Morning 5 Humpbacks, Afternoon 9 Humpbacks

Saturday 7th: Morning 1 Humpbacks, Afternoon 4 Humpbacks

Friday 6th: Morning 1 Humpback, Afternoon no cruise

Thursday 5th: Morning 1 Humpback, Afternoon no cruise

Wednesday 4th: Morning 4 Humpbacks, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Tuesday 3rd: Morning no cruise, Afternoon no cruise

Monday 2nd: 1st miss of the season, Afternoon no cruise

Sunday 1st: Morning 6 Humpbacks, Afternoon 6 Humpbacks

  • We have regular daily sightings of the Bottlenose Dolphins that live in Port Stephens.
  • Australian Fur Seals were sighted on the 4th, 8th and 9th
  • Pacific Common Dolphins were seen on the 1st, 8th and 9th
  • The crew were very lucky to hear a Humpback Whale singing on the 4th

Imagine received this email from Alina on TuesdaySouthern Right 001crop 10th August. Just 1 day before, she and her family had an amazing experience with a Southern Right Whale mother and her calf.

Southern Right whales are an endagered species and while seeing them around the South Coast of New South Whales is common, seeing them off Port Stephens is extremely rare!

She was lucky enough to get a couple of greatSouthern Right 002 crop photos of the whales and we were lucky that Alina sent them to Imagine!

” Dear Imagine,

Just a short note to say thank you again for the magical day on the water yesterday, it was such a treat for us to be able to spend some time together.

You couldn’t have put on any better weather for us,So New Image 02 and the Southern Right whales really made my day!

I hope you enjoy these pics, I’m sure you have a milllion of them already!

Please pass on our thanks to Roger, Kristy, Frank and Rick, for helping make our Monday a great one!

All our love, Alina and Family