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whale watching

I’ve been on better trips
9 Sep 2023

I’ve been on better trips

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 1

I went whale-watching for the second time this season last Monday. I’d been watching the weather forecasts, looking for the very bestest day when the bay would be calm and the wind a zephyr and when the planets were in … Continued

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Whale-watching 2023
29 Jul 2023

Whale-watching 2023

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 0

I love Winter in Hervey Bay. The nights are cool, the days are mild, the humidity’s down – and in late July the whales start to drop by on their annual migration. They swim up the east coast (and the … Continued

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That’s it for another 4- no, 3 years
14 Aug 2021

That’s it for another 4- no, 3 years

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 0

The 2020 Olympic Games is finally over and it seems the world in general is happy with the results. It was a bit sad that our swimming team made total prats of themselves when their events were finished. They damaged … Continued

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When the going gets rough the whales get going
7 Aug 2021

When the going gets rough the whales get going

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 0

It’s that time of year again when the annual whale migration occurs. By now, most of the whales have been as far north as they felt like going and are on their way home to Antarctica. On the way, quite … Continued

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Whale-watching in a pandemic
1 Aug 2020

Whale-watching in a pandemic

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 2

After a short period of smugness as we in Australia compared our covid-19 statistics with those of countries like Brazil, the USA, and the United Kingdom, the virus snuck up behind us and yelled “SURPRISE!” But we in Queensland could … Continued

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Alien visitors
25 Jul 2020

Alien visitors

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 1

It’s unseasonably cold, wet, and miserable here in Hervey Bay.  Yes, it’s winter, but our normal winter is dry and pleasant, with day temperatures in the low twenties and nights in the low teens. And that, friends, is why I … Continued

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An unforgettable experience
30 Aug 2019

An unforgettable experience

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 1

It’s whale season in the Bay, that time of year when humpback whales make their annual migration up both sides of the Australian continent to give birth to their young in the warm waters of the tropics before heading back … Continued

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The Last of the Whales
20 Oct 2018

The Last of the Whales

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 0

Whale season is drawing to its inevitable close. Since late July the Bay has been jumping with acrobatic humpbacks, a curious Right Whale and her calf, who hung around for a couple of weeks and even did some breaching, and … Continued

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I’ve been mugged by a humpback
26 Aug 2017

I’ve been mugged by a humpback

by Greta | posted in: Life and things, Photography | 1

Since we’re now in the middle of the annual whale migration, I’ve been communing with the whales on one of the half dozen boats that take eager tourists out to view these majestic mammals. This trip was a little bit … Continued

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It’s that time of the year again
9 Aug 2016

It’s that time of the year again

by Greta | posted in: Life and things | 2

It’s that time of the year again. The whales are back! Humpbacks are on their annual migration from Antarctica to the Whitsundays to have their babies. They stop off in the shallow, calm waters of Platypus Bay off Fraser Island … Continued

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