You know what sucks more than anything in the entire world (famine, war, global warming and pollution type issues aside)? Sea sickness. What's even more sucky is sea sickness when you can't take any medication for it. There's nothing you can do about it, the only way to make it stop is to get off the damn boat...and when you're stuck on a 4 hour tour with 20 other people, you're not getting off anytime early.
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| Out through the heads - let the games begin |
It didn't start off badly... the swell was big, and it was slow and rolling, so you felt ever inch of that wave...up...over the top.....and down....and on and on.... oh and it was freezing, but I felt fine and when we saw the huge pod of dolphins that came to play in the wake of the boat, I just started snapping away...
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| They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning |
And then the whales came.
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| Thanks not a wonky horizon... that's a wave...uuurrrggghhh.... |
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| What was that? |
From here on in, I was a pretty putrid-green colour and was spending much of my time visiting the facilities. Nuff said.
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| High Five! |
Sadly we only saw them breach once, unexpectedly, hence no photo...despite being promised by the research dude (who looked a lot like a drunk pirate) that "if they do it once, they'll do it again".
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| How do you type the Jaws theme? Duh nuh.......Duh nun...... |
Did you know these guys don't eat for 6 months when they are at the Antarctic?! 6 months?! Every day's a school day. I can go about 3 hours at the moment, just.
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| Dropping in at Manly on their way north for some good old fashioned feeding. |
Note to self: don't go whale watching when pregnant, have a sensitive stomach, are prone to motion sickness at the best of times
and can't take anything for it. Apart from that, will definitely be going again. Next year. When it's warm.
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