Swimming w/ Humpbacks

Today was a very special day swimming with these incredible creatures of the deep blue waters. The humpback whales come here to mate and to have their offspring, as well as to enjoy the warmer waters during this time of the year. They will be leaving for the south by the end of this month, so we feel privileged to have met them here. Whale Discoveries is owned by a young couple, Dave and Trish and their two kids from Australia, who are very environmentally conscious and care deeply for the whales. They are sensitive to when the whales are disturbed by the presence of human company, and they keep a fair distance away from them when following. We had eight people aboard the large zodiac, and four were allowed to go at a time, to match the whale comfort zone. It was so special being close to such marvelous mammals who seem so gentle as they gracefully cruise the ocean waters; the pictures we took do not even come close to capturing the essence of our experiences. I will send pictures when I have the time to recap all that we have done over this past month. What an amazing trip this is! Love to all,  Suzi and David