Whales and dolphins but be warned, it ain't Blue Planet!

On Monday morning we went looking for whales, so we left early and headed south east for a couple of hours. And yes we were, very privileged to see two sperm whales and a blue whale. We also saw dolphins and flying fish. Not wishing to bore you, I won't post much more about it but here are a couple of pix of our encounter ( be warned, this isn't blue planet) however it was a special moment and Donna was close to tears.






And then it was gone........ this was the second sperm whale and the closest we got but it was wonderful.
Then as if by magic, the dolphins escorted us home!




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Unknown said…
That looks bloody amazing.
Take care both speak to you soon
14 November 2017 at 06:01
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