Day 6 B is for Blue W… ater (Written on June 06, 2013) The sea is becoming lively with a bouncy zing, reminding us where we are. Checking all the screens and instruments in the wheelhouse at the beginning of my watch, I am glad to see they are there – the zooplankton that […]
Day 5 A is for Albatross!
Day 5 A is for Albatross! (Written on June 05, 2013) Impressively bright cloud masses in intense red/yellow/green & black blobs on both radar screens put me on alert when I report for my 12-3am watch. This is the Low pressure we have been expecting and this system, oriented from SE to NE, looks heavy […]
Day 4 Sperm Whale Country!
Day 4 Sperm Whale Country! (Written on June 04, 2013) At the beginning of my midnight watch I venture on deck, very curious to check the sea-state that is giving us such a smooth ride. I am delighted to see that the only white water on the flat calm sea is the white-wash from our […]
Day 3 Out of the Deep
Day 3 Out of the Deep… (Written on June 03, 2013) It’s just after midnight and a very, very black sky cleverly hides all celestial bodies. We are heading 099 degrees and just south of Denmark, Western Australia. At first we are alone on our journey, but soon three “comets” appear on the 96 nm […]
Day 2 Cape to Cape by Sea
Day 2 Cape to Cape by Sea (Written on June 02, 2013) When I come on at midnight we are 30 nm WNW of Cape Naturaliste, just north of the northern-most cape in the south-west Cape region. We have three vessels accompanying us south as we all travel the continental shelf where the 200, […]
Day 1 – We’re off again!
Day 1 – We’re Off Again! (Written on June 01, 2013) After a one and a half month stay in Fremantle including several activities with Defence and a two week haul-out at Austal Ships in Henderson for sand-blasting and anti-fouling – Whale Song and her fearless crew are on the high seas again! Our dry […]
Filming Trip to the Canyon
A Day in the Perth Canyon Listening to Blues! (Written on March 21, 2013) A four member film crew from Prospero Films recently joined us for a day trip to the Perth Canyon looking for pygmy blue whales. Our day began early with the 0630am arrival of the film crew and Prof. Rob McCauley, our […]
Dolphins in the Harbour at Sunset!
Dolphins in the Harbour at Sunset! (Written on Mar 13, 2013) Dolphins in the FBH We are still alongside at the service wharf for most of the day between waiting for equipment and the other vessel shuffling to another jetty. Skipper has his work cut out for him as interested walkers stray too close to […]
Day 16 Westbound for Fremantle
Whale Song is Home Again! (Written on Mar 12, 2013) “Brrrrrrrrmmmmmm” the motor speeds up and I feel the boat swirl in a circle. Lifting my head and looking out our window the blue, white and yellow lights of the Fishing Boat Harbour blur in an arc and I can see that we are leaving […]
Day 15 Westbound for Fremantle
“And there’s Whale Song – she’s on the home stretch!” (Written on Mar 11, 2013) “Ahh, that isn’t in my dream…” that’s Resty knocking twice… “Get up girl!” I say and heave myself out of my sleep. Our midnight position is 21 nm ESE of Point D’Entrecasteaux and the next coastal town of Augusta at […]
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