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Whale Watch Sightings 24/07/10 – 30/07/10

Imagine — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:55:33 +0000

Friday 30th July: Morning 6 Humpbacks, Afternoon 5 Humpbacks

Thursday 29th July: Morning 9 Humpbacks, Afternoon 12 Humpbacks

Wednesday 28th July: Morning 1 Humpback, Afternoon no cruise bad weather

Tuesday 27th July: Morning 6 Humpbacks, Afternoon 6 Humpbacks

Monday 26th July: Morning 5 Humpbacks, Afternoon 6 Humpbacks

Sunday 25th July: Morning 5 Humpbacks, Afternoon 7 Humpbacks

Saturday 24th July: Morning 10 Humpbacks, Afternoon 6 Humpbacks

Imagine Cruises Whale Watch testimonials July ep4

Imagine — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:40:41 +0000

Whale Watch sightings from 18/07/09 – 23/07/09

Imagine — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:14:54 +0000

Friday 23rd July: Morning 2 Humpbacks, Afternoon 4 Humpbacks

Thursday 22nd July: Morning 4 Humpbacks, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Wednesday 21st July: No cruises all day due to bad weather

Tuesday 20th July: Morning no cruise (bad weather), Afternoon Private Dolphin Watch!

Monday 19th June: Morning 11 Humpbacks, Afternoon 20 Humpbacks + 2 Southern Right

Sunday 18th June: Morning 3 Humpbacks, Afternoon 3 Humpbacks

Kristy takes Imagine’s helm with Dolphins on the bow!

Imagine — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:01:40 +0000

The sky didn’t look very promising on this Tuesday afternoon, but the Aboriginal study group from Newcastle Uni were not going to be disturbed by a bit of rain! Everyone was really lively, dressed in our ’sea salt’ jackets, chatting, interacting and enjoying themselves despite the unusual cold…

It all started when we left the marina… Rocky, a young male dolphin showed up near the boat, leading us to a female pod of 12, but we couldn’t stay long because ‘Aunty Tia” (a very lovely aboriginal lady I met this afternoon), was pointing towards another group, much livelier,near Fly Point… we had to go! The Bottlenose dolphins were feeding in the strong current and were truely interesting to watch chasing fish toward the beach.

So… feeling lucky, we cruised on toward the headlands to sail down Jimmys Beach, toward a grey a sky where a lazy sun was supposed to set. (Jimmys Beach used to be a favourite place for Aboriginal camps in the old days before white settlement). We passed the rocky outcrop of Barnes, reaching the shallows of the Myall river near Corrie Island. We made our way home along the sand bars where another pod of dolphins were playing, and for the 4th time during the cruise they “rode the bows” cheered on by the crowd on the foredeck .

At this point I surrendered the helm to Kristy (who asked about 5 times if she could drive the boat!), she sat in my chair and took the wheel!

Roger and I, had a great time meeting lovely people, another hard day at the office…

Recent Guestbook entries from July

Imagine — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:22:50 +0000

Name: Deana, Bonnie, Rikki & Theo
Hometown: Sydney
Date onboard: 14th July 2010

Frank’s commentary was FANTASTIC! Great Whale action, thanks to the great crew!

Name: Vinod E.K.
Hometown: India
Date onboard: 4th July 2010

I was a part of this group on last Sunday the 4th of July 2010 on the 2:00 pm Whale Watching cruise. It was Great experience for me to take back home ( India ). The crew of Imagine they were so friendly and they simply Rocks!!
The 4 Humpback whales was almost there with us all afternoon and as explained by Imagine they were so friendly that They swam toward us, Then they circled the boat and exposing their large white bellies to us, lifting their tails so close they almost touched the boat. I have all this captured in my camera and will share the same thru Youtube Very soon..My special thanks to my best Australian friend Mr.Gary Moro in taking me there.

Name: Jessica
Hometown: Australia
Date onboard: 4th July 2010

Thank you to the wonderful staff on the 2pm cruise on the 4-7-10. A breathtaking experience truely beautiful, cant wait to come back!

Name: Penny Fergus & Mekelle Mills
Hometown: Melbourne & Newcastle
Date onboard: 2nd July 2010

There was a female being chased by 5 males so there was lots of shenanigans and the boys showing off! It was awesome, lots of fins and tails and huffing and puffing!

Whale Watching Sightings 10/07/10 – 19/07/10

Imagine — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:13:27 +0000

Monday 19th June: Morning 11 Humpbacks, Afternoon 20 Humpbacks + 2 Southern Right

Sunday 18th June: Morning 3 Humpbacks, Afternoon 3 Humpbacks

Saturday 17th July: Morning 7 Humpbacks, Afternoon 13 Humpbacks

Friday 16th July: Morning 5 Humpbacks, Afternoon 3 Humpbacks

Thursday 15th July: Morning 8 Humpbacks, Afternoon 3 Humpbacks

Wednesday 14th July: Morning 4 Humpbacks, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Tuesday 13th July: Morning 4 Humpbacks + 1 Minke, Afternoon 10 Humpbacks

Monday 12th July: Morning 8 Humpbacks, Afternoon 8 Humpbacks

Sunday 11th July: Morning 2 Humpbacks, Afternoon 10 Humpbacks

Saturday 10th July: Morning 25 Humpbacks, Afternoon 12 Humpbacks

Imagine Cruises Whale Watch Testimonials July 2010 ep3

Imagine — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:00:19 +0000

Whale Watching Sightings 04/07/10 – 09/07/10

Imagine — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:09:45 +0000

Friday 9th July: Morning 9 Humpbacks, Afternoon 5 Humpbacks

Thursday 8th July: Morning 9 Humpbacks, Afternoon 18 Humpbacks

Wednesday 7th July: Morning 7 Humpbacks, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Tuesday 6th July: Morning 18 Humpbacks + 1 Minke, Afternoon 9 Humpbacks

Monday 5th July: Morning 3 Humpbacks, Afternoon 3 Humpbacks

Sunday 4th July: Morning 5 Humpbacks, Afternoon 5 Humpbacks

Whale Story of the Week 04/07/10

Imagine — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:58:33 +0000

Last Sunday the 4th of July on the 2:00pm Whale Watching cruise, we were befriended by a group of 4 Humpback Whales off Port Stephens light house. They swam toward us, stopped around the bows of the catamaran, then feeling really confident they turned on their back exposing their large white bellies to us, lifting their tails so close they almost touched the boat… Then they circled the boat, went upwind and sprayed us with their breath while one of them spy-hopped just a couple of meters away. A moving experience for everyone onboard as the Humpbacks showed such trust and peace of mind for Imagine.

Whale Watching sightings 27/06/10 – 03/07/10

Imagine — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:05:09 +0000

Saturday 3rd July: Morning 2 Humpbacks, Afternoon 4 Humpbacks

Friday 2nd July: Morning 5 Humpbacks, Afternoon 5 Humpbacks

Thursday 1st July: Morning 2 Humpbacks, Afternoon no cruise

Wednesday 30th June: Morning 14 Humpbacks, Afternoon 12 Humpbacks

Tuesday 29th June: Morning 9 Humpbacks, Afternoon 6 Humpbacks

Monday 28th June: Morning 2 Humpbacks, Afternoon 2 Humpbacks

Sunday 27th June: Morning 6 Humpbacks, Afternoon 6 Humpbacks