It Was Worth Losing…
January 30, 2024 Aloha, I had just written that we “started our work week off with a bang” when I began to think that since we operate every day of the week, we never actually have a “start” to our work week. So I deleted that phrase and I’m just going to say that our…
Weekend Round Up
January 29, 2024 Aloha, We saw too much during our weekend of Whale Watching for me to provide all the details, so this report will just touch on the highlights of our cruises. Guests on Friday’s Wake up with the Whales Cruise got some good views of over a dozen different Humpbacks, including two different…
Too Many Times To Count
January 19, 2024 Aloha, So far this season, the ocean conditions certainly have been challenging. We weren’t able to go out at all on Wednesday, but guests joining us for Thursday’s Mid-Morning Whale Watch Cruise got to see quite a lot. It took us about 20 minutes to find our first Humpbacks about a mile…
Humpback Excitement (or Irritation)
January 17, 2024 Aloha, The ocean was a bit bouncy during Tuesday’s Private Whale Watch Cruise from Kawaihae, and that may have energized the Humpbacks because we got to see quite a lot of surface activity. We spent most of our time with a Mom/Calf/Escort pod who were hanging out about a mile offshore of…
Surprised More than Once
January 16, 2024 Aloha, Monday’s Whale Watch Cruises were down right crazy. Shortly after leaving the bay on our Wake up with the Whales Cruise, we were met with a Mom/calf pair. We got some good looks at them as they headed north but before too long, we were distracted by a couple of big…
Calf Makes a Splash
December 28, 2023 Aloha, Guests joining us on our Wednesday Mid-Morning Whale Watch Cruise from Kawaihae Harbor got to meet a Humpback calf. Though we aren’t entirely sure, we’re guessing that this is the same calf we’ve seen off and on during our Kawaihae cruises for the past week or so. Every time we see…
Driven Off
December 26, 2023 Aloha, We hope you had a wonderful weekend and a Mele Kalikimaka (for those who celebrated it). We were on the water a lot since my last report, so I’ll just include a few trip highlights. Saturday’s Mid-Morning Whale Watch Cruise started with sightings of a very active Mom/Baby duo just outside…
A Weekend of Surprises
December 18, 2023 Aloha, Welcome back to the Ocean Sports Whale Watch Report! Just as in past years, I’ll be posting (and emailing) a synopsis of our Humpback sightings on a regular basis throughout our official Whale Watching Season (December 15th through March 31st). For those of you interested in taking a deep dive into…