Hi guys,
Firstly let me apologise for the long delay in updating you all with my happenings. I have had a pretty hectic few weeks for a variety of reasons, namely:
- house hunting
- moving house
- helping on field trips/marking
- uni work
...which all left me with little time to do much else, let alone update you all. Now the business has subsided, I will be able to bore you all to death.
I thought I would firstly begin with an exciting post about some whales I saw. So on Sunday, after spending 5 hours at uni slaving away with Matlab, I decided to head down to Coogee (the nearest beach), and chill on the rocks over viewing the bay. As I have mentioned in a few previous posts, I have been hoping to see some whales, so I thought this would be the perfect location to do so! I should mention that the previous day, I once again saw some dolphins, so this was also a good sign. After a good 2 hours, I was about to give up, when, in the distance, I noticed a spout (if that's what you call it), meaning there was a whale!! WOOHOOO. Now, this whale proceeded to tease me for ages; I saw the spout once or twice, then for the next 15 minutes or so I saw nothing. After I was just about to give up for the second time, I just happened to look over to the far side of the bay, when I noticed not only one whale, but three, jumping out of the water (not in unison - now that would have been amazing). The whales put on an awesome show for me (just for me), it was a magical sight to behold. After playing for sometime in the far end of the bay, they moved closer, and were probably 100m or so away. All of a sudden, one of the whales jumped again, literally right in front of me. That was the highlight of the event; I didn't capture it on camera, but I saw it, and it was absolutely amazing. As I was leaving at sunset, I notice many more whales in the horizon, so my task of seeing a whale, was most certainly achieved.
Well that turned into a bit of a ramble. So in conclusion, my patience in waiting to see a whale, most certainly payed off! Some photos (of course) below. You will have to excuse the blurred effect on some pictures; there was a lot of sea spray on my lens and I didn't have me cleaner with me.
Firstly let me apologise for the long delay in updating you all with my happenings. I have had a pretty hectic few weeks for a variety of reasons, namely:
- house hunting
- moving house
- helping on field trips/marking
- uni work
...which all left me with little time to do much else, let alone update you all. Now the business has subsided, I will be able to bore you all to death.
I thought I would firstly begin with an exciting post about some whales I saw. So on Sunday, after spending 5 hours at uni slaving away with Matlab, I decided to head down to Coogee (the nearest beach), and chill on the rocks over viewing the bay. As I have mentioned in a few previous posts, I have been hoping to see some whales, so I thought this would be the perfect location to do so! I should mention that the previous day, I once again saw some dolphins, so this was also a good sign. After a good 2 hours, I was about to give up, when, in the distance, I noticed a spout (if that's what you call it), meaning there was a whale!! WOOHOOO. Now, this whale proceeded to tease me for ages; I saw the spout once or twice, then for the next 15 minutes or so I saw nothing. After I was just about to give up for the second time, I just happened to look over to the far side of the bay, when I noticed not only one whale, but three, jumping out of the water (not in unison - now that would have been amazing). The whales put on an awesome show for me (just for me), it was a magical sight to behold. After playing for sometime in the far end of the bay, they moved closer, and were probably 100m or so away. All of a sudden, one of the whales jumped again, literally right in front of me. That was the highlight of the event; I didn't capture it on camera, but I saw it, and it was absolutely amazing. As I was leaving at sunset, I notice many more whales in the horizon, so my task of seeing a whale, was most certainly achieved.
Well that turned into a bit of a ramble. So in conclusion, my patience in waiting to see a whale, most certainly payed off! Some photos (of course) below. You will have to excuse the blurred effect on some pictures; there was a lot of sea spray on my lens and I didn't have me cleaner with me.
Thar she blows!
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