Ningaloo Blue

May 18 2008

Kat — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:50:09 +0000

We didn’t see a Whale Shark today; we were however lucky enough to swim with a beautiful Manta Ray; we also saw a Blue Whale! So it was not a wasted day after all!

Our passengers were still thrilled at what they saw during the day and most of them got to use their repeat tour and those who were unable to stay on to complete the trip have got their no sighting policy open for 3 years; they all said they were coming back; yay - so we will see them again in the future.

17 May 2008 - 3 SHARKS

Kat — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:59:47 +0000

It just shows that every day is a completely new day out on the reef, and anything can happen! We went for a couple of snorkels and were waiting patiently in hope that today would not be like yesterday! But just as people were starting to give up hope we had a call for a whaleshark and what happened from there blew us all away!

It is beyond me that there is a couple of days where we won’t see a shark and then we will find 3 of them the very next tour~! I guess this is nature at it’s best! Always keeping us in suspense.

Shark # 1: FEMALE, approx 4m in length; approx 3 swims on this shark

Shark # 2: MALE, approx 7.5m in length; approx 2 swims on this shark

Shark # 3: MALE, approx 3min length; only 1 swim on this shark

Needless to say everybody had a fantastic day and were absolutely exhausted by the time the fruit platter and champers rolled up. All of our customers were absolutely thrilled with the day thaqt they had.

“AWESOME day! Great people - very professional; great weather; recommend it totally” Anna & Mark

May 16th - No Whalesharks :(

Em — Fri, 16 May 2008 05:05:13 +0000

May 15th - No tour

Em — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:57:05 +0000

May 13th - “Whale-sharking” at it’s Greatest!

Em — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:14:22 +0000

The day started with a bit of a difficult morning snorkel, due to quite strong current but no-one was too concerned! With a great bunch of people on board we set off out the south passage, passing dolphins and turtles to see the first whaleshark of the day. This whaleshark was trying a bit of surfing! It was roughly 4m in length and was swimming a little too close to the breaking waves on the reef for our liking! Not long after contemplating our options another shark was spotted nearby which was swimming in nice safe water a little further out. It was a beauty, about 6.5m in length and male. We had a great swim with him and although he was a bit up and down we all still had plenty off time to enjoy his company!

After a good few hours of “whale-sharking” there were definitely a few people on board who were very relieved to come into the calmer waters inside the reef! A few people had another snorkel after lunch and others just enjoyed relaxing in the sunshine!

Thanks to all the great people out today, good luck with your travels, and Happy 30th Wedding anniversary to Maja and Imre!

May 11th - Another Great Whaleshark Eco Tour

Em — Sun, 11 May 2008 07:50:32 +0000

The day began with a morning snorkel in pretty extreme conditions, but that didn’t put anybody off! Our focus was whalesharks and we were ready and raring to go! With an awesome bunch of people on board, spirits were high and it didn’t take long for us to swim with the biggest fish in the ocean!

After plenty of swimming, chasing whale sharks it was time to head back to Tantabiddi. A glass of champas in the afternoon sunshine finished off the day beautifully!

10th May - Whaleshark Eco-tour

Em — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:35:26 +0000

Starting the day with a pretty extreme morning snorkel (it was pretty choppy!), a few people were a bit apprehensive of the day ahead! A lucky couple of people and I had an amazing encounter with a dugong! An experience I know I will never forget! After a short wait our spotter plane found us a whaleshark, which seemed to be what we like to call a “Yo Yo Shark”, it was up and down, up and down!

We were lucky enough to have some of the people from ECOCEAN join us on the tour today, including Helen a former employee who was very happy to be out on the water with us again! ECOCEAN is a not-for-profit association registered in Australia and established by a group of like-minded people – passionate about working for the conservation of the unique marine environment. ECOCEAN works to generate public awareness for marine conservation issues and also encourages and facilitates quality research to provide important information (data) to assist with ‘best practice’ management for the future conservation of the marine ecosystem.

Thanks to Helen, Mark, Matt and Deanna (ECOCEAN Crew) for joining us on yet another awesome Whale shark tour!

May 9th - No Tour

Em — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:34:29 +0000

May 8th - Whaleshark tour - Spotter’s Everywhere!!!

Em — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:22:14 +0000

The day began much like any other on Ningaloo. A great morning snorkel and with our friends and fellow spotter’s on board Nick and Sonja ,the day was bound to be filled with lots of laughs! After a small time waiting the spotter plane found us our first whale shark, which was 6m. Shortly after a few swims with that one another 5.5m whaleshark appeared and then a 3.5m! They just kept popping up everywhere! The crew were attempting to go for the Spotter record (the most number of spotters in the water at once!) but never got the chance.

After 2 full hours of “whale-sharking” there was time for a relaxing snorkel and a bit of a swim.

Yet another great day on the Ningaloo Reef!

May 7th - Earliest Whaleshark Record!!!

Em — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:09:02 +0000

The great times just keep rolling in with yet another exquisite day “whale-sharking”. The morning snorkel was canned due to the skipper getting a call from one of the dive boats letting us know about a whale shark that just happened to be swimming past! No need for the spotter plane today! By 9.30am we were swimming with our first whale shark (which breaks all the records!) a beautiful 7m male. Another 4 hours down the track we had had the privilege of swimming with another three whale sharks, a 3.5m, 4m and a 5m!

In the afternoon we were able to fit in a nice leisurely snorkel and enjoy a celebratory glass of champagne. What a classic day!