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Mon 13th June 2011 - Thu 16th June 2011

The highlight of the trip was definitely the Dwarf Minke Whales at Rod's Rock! The passengers were offered the option to dive the site or hang on to a surface line and enjoy a Minke encounter. Rod's Rock is a beautiful dive site, however, the majority of the passengers took us up on the once in a lifetime experience to snorkel with whales. We had five Minkes - including a juvenile- play with our guests for over an hour. It seems as though the Minkes prefer snorkellers to divers, potentially due to the lack of bubbles and noise of scuba gear. Therefore, as the guests were snorkelling, and staying nice and still, the Minkes were very comfortable and very inquisitive. The whales circled the guests, swam underneath them, displayed some belly rolls, and generally looked like they were having a fantastic time interacting with the snorkellers.

Other marine highlights of the trip were the sea snakes at Two Towers, and the Green Turtle and Bull Ray at Lighthouse Bommie. Our Night dive at Challenger Bay was also an exciting event, as we had three Grey Reef sharks circling under the boat, rounding up a massive school of fish.

We had a fantastic trip with a great visibility underwater, and sunny, crisp days above water. Thanks very much to all the great passengers for being so respectful of the Minke procedures; enabling everyone to have an amazing experience with these magnificent animals!

Dayna



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