Surfers Paradise Whales were migrating both north and south today as multiple pods were observed making the most of the lovely weather. Our first pod was two juveniles heading south and keeping close to the Surfers Paradise skyline as they made the most of the sheltered waters and were keeping away from the older pods a little wider from their location. Wishing them well we moved out towards the mature adult pods who were migrating north, with good fat reserves still being maintained they can afford to spend longer than the juveniles on the migration path. Two beautiful adults were in cruise control as they made the journey north and navigated away from two other pods who were in the vicinity but could not catch up with them. Lovely tail dives allowed us to document their unique fingerprints and we look forward to seeing if we have any matches in the growing catalogue. The afternoon was a similar scene but in reverse as our first pod were two enormous adults migrating north at a steady pace.
Relaxed, it didn’t appear anything would bother them and as we cruised together a sudden exhale just ahead appeared as two juvenile Humpbacks were approaching the area. It seemed they were in a mood to socialise as they approached curiously but the mature adults were not so interested in slowing their migration rhythm to hang out with teenagers so continued onwards steadily. The youngsters decided they would come and check us out instead as they swam directly towards us and it was an exhilarating feeling to be so close to wild whales. Gentle and curious they rolled over and showed off their big white bellies playfully as we listened in to their noisy trumpeting exhales as the excitement levels increased. Completely distracted by these two we hadn’t noticed a third juvenile approach from a distance away and soon all three were hanging out together and enjoying each others company. A distant breach from another pod a short distance away reflected the change of energy these three cheeky youngsters had created as we wished them well for the long journey south ahead.
