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Within 2 days we rounded up a group of
Whale Watchers, the concept of just driving 30 minutes from home to the
Gold Coast to experience Whales rather than the one night / two
day stay in Hervey Bay was a considerable influence in our
decision to snap up this Gold Coast voyage of discovery.
Our vessel left the Nara resort (Southport Spit)
at 9 am, out across the Gold Coast Broadwater through the Southport Spit
and into the Pacific Ocean, leaving the Gold Coast skyline in the
distance, within 10 minutes we had "Whales" (if any one had seen
the Star Trek movie "The voyage home" where they went back in
time to get humpback whales, you would remember Scotty saying
"Captain, They'll be Whales on Board" that's the experience we all
felt when mum, dad and junior turned up alongside our big catamaran).
Now might be a good idea to point out that
it was a beautiful blue sky, sun was out (naturally, well you are in
Queensland) but we had a big swell, one and half metres I would suggest
and people on top deck got bounced about, they got sea sick, best place
is the centre of gravity, bottom deck.
So for us sea salts we took the photos and did the oooohs and aaaahs and
milked it for all its worth while our friends were feeding the fishes or
filling the paper bags. The
climax was heading back in just after 11 am hundreds of dolphins came
whooshing through the water, like the charge of the light brigade across
the crest of waves they came, around us and under us, it was spectacular
and ended the day on a high note.
On the way home, you guessed it we
stopped off and got the Yatala apple and apricot family size pies with
fresh cream and rang home to get the kettle on for that cuppa tea, earl
grey of course. Great tour, would do it again in 2008
Copyright Jeffrey Shaw 23rd September 2007 |
