DSCN1357.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. When they'd had enough, they just calmly moved on.
Joy2.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Circling the boat.
DSCN1343.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. After we'd been fishing maybe an hour, we saw Humpback whales in the distance.
27Exmouth15.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. They constantly circled the boat.
DSC_0007.JPG=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Coral Bay moorings.
DSC_0159.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Very tall pylons inside the marina to cater for bigger tides in the north.
DSC_0018.JPG=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Coral Bay's excellent boat ramp.
DSC_0142.JPG=Exmouth, Western Australia. Residential canal development near Exmouth marina.
DSC_0167.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Time to retrieve our boat.
27Exmouth14.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Continually circling us.
27Exmouth1.jpg=Exmouth, Western Australia. Leaving Exmouth marina and into the Gulf.
DSC_0014.JPG=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Coral Bay dunes and a small wind farm (3 turbines)
whale_humpdaiglge.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Humpack anatomy.
27Exmouth5.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. These whales are massive creatures (more than double the length of our boat) and they almost touched the boat.
27Exmouth.jpg=Exmouth, Western Australia. Launching our boat at Exmouth marina for a spot of fishing before we tackle the 250km drive to Coral Bay.
Joy4.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Circling the boat and sometimes they seemed to almost stay still for a few moments.
27Exmouth10.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. The pictures don't quite show it, but they looked majestic when they were just a few feet below the surface.
27Exmouth9.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. They also seemed to be enjoying themselves.
27Exmouth16.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Circling the boat.
DSC_0095.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. swimming toward us.
DSC_0011.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Great fishing catching mostly Moses Perch - Joy having a lot of fun.
DSC_0017.JPG=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Coral Bay boat ramp.
DSC_0114crop.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Exhaling and the waterspout.
DSC_0116a.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. For perspective, their dorsal fine is approximately 2/3rds of the distance from their head to tail.
DSC_0152.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Returning through the rock wall entrance and back inside the marina. On the rock wall, a flock of gulls all bunched together.
DSCN1311.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Our most amazing experience.
27Exmouth3.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. After we'd been fishing for maybe an hour, we saw whale spouts in the distance.
RoadSigns.jpg=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Approaching Coral Bay.
27Exmouth13.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. They constantly circled the boat with Joy on the bow and Dave on the stern.
28CoralBay.jpg=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Coral Bay boat ramp and inshore coral reefs. (panorama)
27Exmouth12.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Humpback Whales - our boat weighs about 1.5 ton, and our motorhome weighs about 5 ton and these guys weigh about 30 ton on average.
DSC_0154.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. On the rock wall, a flock of gulls all bunched together on only a 20m or so patch of the long rock walls.
27Exmouth8.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Swimming toward us and at the final moment diving under the boat.
DSCN1334.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Just beautiful.
Joy3.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. They constantly circled the boat with Joy on the bow and Dave on the stern.
DSCN1332.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Continually circling us.
27Exmouth17.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Circling the boat.
27Exmouth4.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Then, they just started to approach our stationary boat.
DSC_0097.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Diving under the boat.
27Exmouth19.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Back inside the marina.
Joy1.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. The pictures don't quite show it, but the looked majestic when they were just a few feet below the surface.
27Exmouth7.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. At times, so close we felt we could almost touch them.
DSCN1340.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. When they got near our boat, we were then treated to the most amazing experience.
27Exmouth18.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Circling the boat.
28CoralBay1.jpg=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Coral Bay beach front dunes and moorings. (panorama)
28CoralBayPan01.JPG=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Our overnight stopover at Coral Bay was the a caravan park's 'overflow' area. A nice grassy spot though and we had access to the caravan park facilities across the road. (panorama)
Ultralight.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Back inside the marina and an ultralight flying around.
27Exmouth6.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. When they got near our boat, we were then treated to the most amazing experience.
DSC_0098.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Our most amazing experience.
27Exmouth11.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. We thought we were watching them, but it was probably just as much the other way round.
DSC_0124.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Notice the very long pectoral fins; a characteristic of the Humpback.
Jets.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Ready to start our 250km drive to Coral Bay and RAAF (Learmonth) training jets overhead.
WhaleText.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Some Humpback whale details.
DSC_0015.JPG=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Coral Bay beach front dunes and moorings.
DSCN1358.JPG=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. When they'd had enough, they just calmly moved on, but they left us with an experience that we'll never forget.
Joy.jpg=Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. The pictures don't quite show it, but the looked majestic when they were just a few feet below the surface.
28CoralBayPan02.JPG=Gascoyne Region, Western Australia. Coral Bay boat ramp and inshore coral reefs. (panorama)
