Eden trip: Day 3

[sarahdownundah]

On Sunday morning, we were up bright and early (6:30am) to get down to the harbour for whale-watching aboard our catamaran boat, "Cat Balou". It was a beautiful calm morning, but outside of the habour, the wind was picking up. We chose to stand at the bow of the boat, and within minutes of moving out onto the open water, we hit a huge swell and

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[k7point5]

Those whale photos are AWESOME. I have been on whale watches before but they never perform like that!

[sarahdownundah]

Yes, we were very lucky!

[if_venice_sinks]

your pictures of the whales are amazing!! when i was in grade 6 my family and i went to hawaii where we went on a whale watching trip and the same thing happen, a mother and her calf swam right up to the boat, under and around, it was awesome! i had a mad crush on humpbacks after that :) Morgan and i were in Tofino this summer and went on a boat trip, we only saw one right whale for like 30 seconds and 1 humpback for a little bit, but it was still so cool. brought back my crush big time.
i love when you post because it means i get a new background for my computer! it was a waves on the rocks shot a few days ago but now it's the whale tail. thanks! :)

[sarahdownundah]

I think I did a science fair project on whales when I was in middle school. They are such amazing animals! I felt very privileged to witness such a display. And I'm glad the pics are having use further than only being viewed on the blog! :)

[nikon6]

beautiful pictres! You're making me wanna go there now lol. Awesome whale shots! Jeez those waves look like our deep sea fishing tour in the dominican where I was very sea sick and so was ryan. Within the first 45 minutes so we had to stay out there for another 2-3 hours. I wanted somebody to shoot me! lol

[sarahdownundah]

Well you can fly here for almost the same price as a holiday in Mexico, so do it!

I think boats like that should have a mandatory nausea tester... they put you in a capsule and shake it all around to see if you are strong-stomached enough to go out on the boat. lol! Or they should have kayaks attached to the boat so that you can abandon ship if need be. ;)

[anonymous]

I'm sorry you are having such bad luck---meeting up with experts; being at the right place at the right time; things happening that have never happened before....

[sarahdownundah]

Yeah, it's been a pretty terrible trip so far! Jeez, can't catch a break (but I hope I'll be able to when I try surfing). ;)

[veronicapotter]

OMG your pics are AWESOME..!! Are you sure you don't wanna come back to Cairns for June 6th??????

[sarahdownundah]

Thanks Roni! I would love to, but it depends on the job sitch... I kinda have to be back by the end of April if I want a seasonal summer job anywhere. :p

I'm emailing you right now with an update on what's going on!