mom/calf/escort

Aloha, It’s getting to be that time of the season when our coastline is virtually overrun by Humpback calves, which is more than fine with us. On Saturday’s Wake Up with the Whales Cruise from Kawaihae we got to meet a Mom/Calf/Escort pod who were hanging out just outside of the harbor. All three of…

Aloha, Guest joining us on our Thursday Wake up with the Whales Cruise from Anaeho’omalu Bay didn’t have a moment of peace (and that was A-OK with us). The trip started with sightings of a Mom/Calf duo who were breaching right outside of the bay. After watching Mom breach a couple of times and the…

Aloha, Tuesdays are Kawaihae days for us. Guests on our Wake Up With the Whales Cruise spent some time with a Mom/Baby pod about a mile northwest of the harbor. While we watched, these two were approached by a couple of males — and we got to witness the beginnings of a competitive pod. We…

Aloha, Our Monday Morning Whale Watch Cruises were scheduled on Seasmoke departing from Anaeho’omalu Bay. Guests on our Wake up with the Whales Cruise were surrounded by surfacing and spouting whales. No matter which direction we looked, there was someone popping up for a breath or two. We spent most of our time watching a…

Aloha, Guests on Tuesday’s Wake Up with the Whales Cruise from Kawaihae got to spend some quality time with a Mom/Calf/Escort Pod. Both Mom and the Escort were big whales so obviously this wasn’t Mom’s first rodeo. Like most experienced Moms (of any species), this Mom kept an eye on her calf but allowed him…

Aloha, We were surrounded by spouting whales during our Monday morning Wake up with the Whales Cruise. Throughout the course of the cruise we must have seen at least 2 dozen different Humpbacks, including two different Mom/Calf/Escort pods. The calf from one of these pods clearly wanted to check us out, but sadly it didn’t…

Aloha, Guests on Saturday’s Wake up with the Whales Cruise spent some time with 3 different pods comprised of 2 Humpbacks each. We saw our first pod just as we were leaving the harbor, directly in front of us. These 2 whales were fully grown — and surfacing, spouting and sounding. While we were watching…

March 18, 2024 Aloha, Though we’re almost at the end of our Whale Watch Season, we’re still seeing quite a few Humpbacks during our cruises. Guests on Friday’s Wake up with the Whales Cruise saw at least a dozen different Humpbacks including three Moms and calves. One of these pairs decided to surface right next…

March 11, 2024 Aloha, Our weekend of Whale Watching started off with some pretty strong winds. During Friday’s Wake up with the Whales Cruise, the wind was blowing a steady 25 knots with gusts over 45 knots. As is often the case when the surface of the ocean is excited, so are the whales. We…

March 1. 2024 Aloha, Our Leap Year Mid-Morning Whale Watch Cruise began with some heavy-duty searching. The first spout we saw was from a Humpback at least 1000 yards from us. But before we could get to him, we saw spouts from a calf and his Momma, so we decided to stop and watch them…