South Coast Trip - continued

Whale Watching

While in Huskisson we went on a whale watching cruise    We saw many dolphins and seals at the beginning of the cruise before finally reaching a place, further out in the Bay, where we saw the humpback whales breaching.    I was disappointed with my photo attempts.   The boat was rocking quite a bit, so it was hard to hang on to something and, at the same time, try and photograph the whales, as they generally disappeared beneath the water before I had a chance to get them in focus!   I gave up in the end and just sat back and enjoyed the ride. 

Our boat was the "Spirit of Jervis Bay" a triple deck catamaran specifically designed for dolphin and whale watching on the pristine waters of Jervis Bay Marine Park.

Here is the Captain at the wheel and on the phone, getting instructions as to where the whales would next appear.  We were seated in the captain's cabin on a very comfortable cushioned bench at the rear of his cabin.  We were lucky to secure this good possy!

 Here is the best I could do!  Juggling the camera whilst hanging on to that rope in the photo above was not an ideal setting for a good photo!!

  

Back on dry land.  Here is the Marine Rescue building facing Jervis Bay on the waterfront.