Okay, so our latest adventure blows all other adventures out of the water! We swam with whales!Mike and Gary have been searching for a way to go diving with the whales since we ever saw whales. We hired a local guy, Jeremy, here on Huahine. He took 5 of us (Marnie, Mike, Gary, Brad & Linda) in search of whales. We spotted some whales as soon as we stared heading out to sea. Jeremy approached with caution and told us if we see a baby whale, be sure not to get too close or you may upset the mother. Well lord knows we wouldn’t want to upset a mother whale. We all sported our snorkel gear and we cut the engines because this scares them away and then we eased into the water (approximately 1,000-2,000ft) when we got close enough (about 50ft.). Whamo, there they were just a Mom and baby. They would swim away and we would swim back to the boat and follow them and do it all over again. What an adrenaline rush! It truly is astonishing to do someting of this magnitude. After you get over the initial adrenaline rush you get closer and closer. You are tempted to just reach out and pet them, but you don’t!
We later toured around the island some more and did some great snorkelling, but hey, after swimming with whales how much snorkelling can you really enjoy!!!!
We are dining with some friends tonight on their boat and I believe we will be off to the next island, Raitea and Tahaa tomorrow. They are two islands together and are only 20 miles from here. Heck, we can just lasso up some whales and swim over!
It’s off to Bora Bora from there so stay tuned. Life is Good! Love to all…..