There was a bit of drama in the morning where we were supposed to meet at South Brisbane Railway Station at 7am because there were no inbound train into the city from that station. After making a quick call to Nitin, we jumped onboard the shuttle bus that took us to Central Station where some of the ambassadors were already waiting. David and Song Yi were still on their way over as we hopped on the train and thankfully they dashed in just seconds before the train depart from the station! We cheered so loudly I think fellow commuters probably think we are a bunch of crazies.
Before we knew it, we arrived at Sandgate station, ready to take the bus that will get us to Redcliffe.
We got there real early and got a caffeine fix at Coffee Club. What a nice way to start a Saturday morning.
The view across the street from Coffee Club
So we just sat around, chilled and then it was time for boarding!
We got on the vessel, and then made our way in. We then each had a slice of cake and a drink for morning tea. It was nice getting updated about one another's lives in between mouthfuls of cake and drinks, and we headed up to the deck area after we were done.
Time to take pictures!
It was a long ride into the sea. Halfway through, crew members came out to peddle medication to passengers who might get seasick. Tip: if you tend to suffer from motion sickness, pack some medication (non-drowsy sorts of course!) with you as the waters do get kinda choppy out there. Another tip: Make sure you wear warm clothing and bring along a bottle of sunscreen. You may not notice that you are getting sunburnt because of the strong winds but yeah, make sure you've got sunscreen on because I realised my cheeks were a little sunburnt at the end of the trip.
All eager-eyed to see some dolphins and whales
Captain Kerry was giving a running commentary and educational information about these magnificent creatures while keeping a lookout for them. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much as the last time I went whale-watching in New Zealand with my family, we saw nothing, zilch, nada. That's the thing about observing animals in their natural habitat, it can be pretty unpredictable sometimes. So when we spotted some blows (2 to 3 metre cloud of vapour above the waterline released from the blowholes of the whales) from afar, it got me excited.
Look! A dolphin!
A tail slap! A tail slap happens when the whale forecfully slaps the tail in a horizontal or sideways movement.
Another tail slap =D
Passengers armed with cameras to snap pictures
Dorsal 'Round Out': It happens when the back of the whale bends into the classic hump posture as it surfaces.
Whale performing a breach! A breach is an acrobatic display where the whale uses its tail to launch itself outta the water =D
Whale doing a pec slap over here, where both flippers are raised and slap the water.
Soon it was lunchtime, and it was hard getting our plate of food back to our table, and then into our system because the sea condition was really choppy. I saw many people with green, pale faces clutching barfbags in their hands. Thank goodness I don't suffer from seasickness!
After lunch, we went back up to the deck to continue whale-watching and I continued to ooh and aah whenever I see these amazing creatures.
It had been a great trip to Moreton Bay for whale-watching and I'm glad to tick this off the list of things I wanna do in Australia!
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