Last One of the Season
Aloha, I can’t believe I’m going to type these words, but Monday’s Wake Up with the Whales Cruise from Anaeho’omalu Bay was our final dedicated Whale Watch Cruise of the season. Now that’s not to say that all the Humpbacks have migrated away from our coastline — after all, no one tells the Humpbacks that…
Same Ole Song
Aloha, All the whales we found during our two Whale Watch Cruises from Kawaihae on Tuesday were way up north along the Kohala Coast. Guests on our Wake Up with the Whales Cruise watched 4 different Humpbacks, but each of these whales was spending more time under the water than on the surface. On our…
Bringing Tears to our Eyes
Aloha, There’s lots to report from our last few days of Whale Watching, so here are just a few of the highlights. Guests on Saturday’s Late Morning Whale Watch Cruise saw a half dozen different whales, but we spent most of our time with a very active Mom/Calf pod. We saw at least 10 full…
Just Playing Around? Or Something Much More Serious?
Aloha, Guests on Thursday’s Wake Up with the Whales Cruise from Anaeho’omalu Bay saw at least a dozen different Humpbacks. Highlights included sightings of 3 different Mom/Calf pods — and two of these pods were accompanied by escorts. The most active of the three pods was the second one. Baby was kind of squirmy at…
Too Many to Count
Aloha, There were Humpbacks all over the place during Monday’s Wake up with the Whales Cruise from Anaeho’omalu Bay. Throughout the cruise, we were surrounded by big adult whales, who were surfacing, only to spout a few times, lift their flukes and disappear under the water again. Towards the end of the cruise we were…
Hauntingly Beautiful
Aloha, We went out on two Whale Watch Cruises from Kawaihae on Saturday. During our 8AM Wake up with the Whales Cruise we saw spouts from about 6 or 8 different whales, but it took us almost 40 minutes to find that first pair. These two dove when we were about 200 yards from them…
Second Verse, Same as the First
Aloha, There was another big swell hitting the island on Thursday, but luckily, it didn’t affect our whale sightings. Guests on our 8AM Wake Up with the Whales Cruise from Anaeho’omalu Bay met a very young calf and his Mom just south of the bay. This little one still had a bent-over dorsal fin indicating…
A Positive Dilemma
Aloha, Guests who joined us on our Tuesday Wake up with the Whales Cruise from Kawaihae didn’t have to wait a long time to see Humpbacks. In fact, we weren’t even out of the harbor before we saw our first three spouts! We decided to head south though, and got to spend some time with…
Lots to Avoid
Aloha, Based on the weather forecast posted on Wednesday, we weren’t sure what we were going to see when we woke up on Thursday morning, but the strong winds and rain that were supposed to be hitting us hadn’t filled in yet, so we boarded our guests and headed out to sea for our…
No Fooling — the Season Has Come to an End
April 1, 2024 Aloha, We operated our final Whale Watch Cruises of the season this past weekend, and we saw Humpbacks during all of them. There still seem to be several Mom/Calf pods hanging around our part of the coastline, but we’re also seeing lone adult Humpbacks and even a few competitive pods. I checked…