One of the must do in Perth has to be whale watching. From June to August, right south of Margaret River - Augusta, is the perfect spot for whale watching. The humpback whales, moved up north for breeding, passing the Perth waters.
There are of course no whales in Singapore. We just had to tick off that bucket list. It wasnt cheap and cost over A$200 for our family for a 2hr cruise. We had wanted to take the 8am cruise but when we finally reached a consensus, that was sold out. Sob.
Anyway, we had agreed to start the day early and targeted to leave the campervan park by 7am. We werent too bad.
All looking fresh and good.
The 1st destination was bfast. Yummy. We stopped at the Maragret River town and found a cosy coffee place. It was ham & cheese croissants and hot chocolates for the kids.
The kids were thrilled when the doggies were brought along for bfast.
We were even more thrilled to walk past Target and saw that it was opened! It was some quick shopping. The kids' clothes were really cheap and I managed to grab some for the kids. Hehe.
After bfast, we continued our almost 45 mins drive to Augusta.
We booked our tour with the Legends Water. It seems to be one of the more reputable companies.
While waiting, the kids were having fun skipping on the big stones, much to their poor mother's dismay.
Hair of the Day, so that it wouldnt go all crazy and tangled onboard.
The boat was ready for boarding at 10am sharp.
Our boat!
It was funny how we chose to stay in the open air at the hind of the boat when we boarded, hoping to get a good spot for whale watching. We are the typical kiasu Singaporeans. Actually, there was more than enough space for everybody.
We were all made to sit inside the boat for a safety briefing and an education brief on the whales that we would be seeing plus what to watch out for. It was only after the boat reversed out of the dock that we were allowed to the front of the open space deck.
Intially, it was more like enjoying a roller coaster boat ride while the boat braved the waves. It wasnt too long before we saw the whales!!!!
We were taught to look for the whales' "footprint", a big circle of calm water that surfaced when the whale moves its tail downwards. Following the footprint would help us to predict where the whale would surface.
It was pure excitment when we 1st spotted the whales. Hehehe. I was screaming away and Lil Shauna had to stop me; I probably embarrassed her. Lol. There was no time to take pictures bcos I needed all the time to take in the beautifully crafted scene. There were more than one of them and at times, we saw 2 swimming side by side. Woohoo!
After the initial excitment died down, that was when I had time to try to capture them.
Yah, it is that black, black thing. I didnt manage to capture any of the nicely waving tail or the blowhole. Hahaha. I did have proper pictures of the human beings though.
About more than an hour into the cruise, the kids got bored.
The girls retreated to the boat and took a nap. Zaky was almost into lala land when the staff announced that one more was spotted. Just when we hurried to the back of the boat with a half dozing off boy, the whale surfaced so near to the boat! It was too quick for us to capture it. So wasted.
The rest of the cruise was uneventful and we made it back about 2 hrs later.
It was indeed an unique experience. I was totally wowed by it and Lil Shauna said that it was her favorite thing for the entire trip. 2 thumbs up!
Mummy Lim
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