We find the marina our tour is leaving from and the shop front for Pacific Whale Foundation - the not-for-profit research foundation that we are going out with today.
Our whale watching tour today is for 3hrs - 11am to 2pm - and we are soon boarding with a dozen others with high hopes of seeing some whales today.
We travel out into the bay - and our captain takes us in for a closer look at Frasier Island as we are passing by it
We have scored the most beautiful weather for our tour today - it is a gorgeous sunny day and dead calm - so we happy just enjoying the boat trip out on the water.
Early on we don't have much luck getting in a position to have any whales close around us - but about halfway into the tour we move in nearby a couple of whales frolicking in the bay and are lucky enough for them to take an interest and continue to swim around and under our boat.
It is really impossible to describe the feeling of being in the presence of these huge creatures of the sea - it was really quite overwhelming at times just trying to take in the sheer size of them.
The clarity of the water was also amazing and we could actually see the whales under the water -
One of the whales even breached right in front of the bow of our boat - but the only photo I got was the resulting splash.
This would have to rate as one of the best experiences we have ever had - it was just awesome and breathtaking being so close to these wonderful creatures.
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