Our oceans offer many spectacular
experiences
and the most ore inspiring and memorable
of these is having an unclose and intimate encounter
with one of the largest
friendliest mammals of the sea
the majestic Humpback whale
each year between the months of June to November
the Humpback whale migrates north from Antarctica to the warmer waters
along the Eastern coast of Australia
this migration can be observed from many places along the East coast. However,
there is one place where you experience
these whales
like nowhere else in Australia
and these amazing encounters happen in the calm sheltered
waters
of Queenslands 
Hervey Bay
There are a lot of areas along the Queensland coast
where you can actually see a few whales
but Hervey Bay is so special because they actually stop their migration
they are not travelling
Hervey bay is the place where the whales take a break from their migration
to rest
teach their young a few tricks of the trade
and interact with excited whale watchers
like us the mothers are proud of their little ones
and even occasionally bring them over to the boat so we can have a closer look
wow we have got mother and calf right here
Mothers got her head up
didn't expect to see as many as we did, we can't ask for more really it has been absolutely brilliant
Absolutely fantastic
well worth coming out
The boat journey is also half the fun of the trip. It's so scenic and we're going past Fraser Island right now, it's really beautiful
when it's blowing South East and their stuck from getting anywhere up and down the coast
we have the biggest sand dune in the world
on Fraiser Island
we go and tuck in behind that and it's perfect there
but suffice
at the end of the day we get out a lot during our season as its only a very a few days, pull up the bad weather
one thing that will stay in your heart and memory
about the whales in Hervey Bay, is how trusting and playful they are
and the way they interact with us and the boats
they are as interested in us as we are in them, and it really is an experience of a lifetime.
