Aloha and Happy Valentine’s Day!

Monday was quite a day for our little Humpback Whale Calves. On our 8:00 Breakfast with the Whales cruise, we saw a baby attempt 15 breaches in a row…by the end, he was quite the tired little fellow and could only get about half way out of the water. Mom and the Escort each breached too (maybe trying to show him the proper form…or maybe they were just getting a little irritated by all the commotion). We saw about 20 different whales on that trip, and had one nice fluke dive very close to the boat, so all of us got to see the pattern on the whale’s tail. On our 10:00 Whale Watch cruise, we saw 12 different whales, and watched a calf breach 22 times! We also saw 4 spy hops, 3 tail lobs, 2 body lunges, 3 head lunges, and one competitive pod of 4 whales. By the time our 3:00 Whales & Cocktails trip rolled around, everyone seemed to quiet down. We saw 4 whales, and spent most of our time watching a Cow/Calf/Escort pod who were swimming quietly and surfacing just to breathe.

Join Ocean Sports for a Whale Watching Adventure. We offer 3 trips daily departing from two different locations within the Hawaii Islands Humpback Whale Natural Marine Sanctuary Waters so we don’t have to travel far to see the whales! Call us at 886-6666 ext. 103, or visit www.hawaiioceansports.com to reserve your spot today.

Humpback Whale Fact of the Day: A Humpback Whale has a big heart. An 80,000 pound whale’s heart averages just over 400 pounds, and according to research reported by the Nelson Institute of Marine Research,  beats an average of somewhere between 10 and 30 beats per minute.

Aloha,

Captain Claire