06 Dec 2012
Dolphins Ride the Bow Wave
We continue to enjoy very pleasant conditions as we cross the Australian Bight with some interesting bird records. We have now chalked up 34 Gould's Petrel for the voyage. Yesterday we saw an incredible 12 Sooty Albatross including some that passed close by the ship.
_s_blanc_striped_dolphins.jpg "Striped Dolphins")
While cetacean sightings have not been plentiful, we did enjoy watching a large group of Southern-right-whale Dolphins that were boiling the water as they came charging in to bowride for a few minutes. This was an unexpected thrill for everyone.
04 Dec 2012
Making good progress crossing the Australian Bight at an average of 9.2 knots. We are looking forward to seeing more birds as we near the Tasmanian c…READ MORE
03 Dec 2012
Our latest voyage, Birding the Australian Bight, is off to a great start and yesterday we encountered large numbers of White-faced Storm-Petrels in v…READ MORE
28 Nov 2012
We are steaming steadily back towards Western Australia and all still coming down after the high of our Heard Island encounters. These days at sea ar…READ MORE
