Just like the previous weeks, we had some amazing encounters. Calves are now grown after being here for multiple weeks and come barreling towards us, showing off and breaching.
There are few places in the world like the Silver Bank. Places so far off the beaten path that nature still rules and the influences of modern life feel of a distant past. When people board the Turks & Caicos Explorer II…
The mother rested at the bottom for over twenty five minutes while her calf swam circles around the guests, going back down to circle around mom and then back up at high speeds for another breath.
When the calf finally broke free of its mother’s stronghold, it bolted directly for the guests, not in a menacing way, but in a curious “Hey look, toys my size” sort of way.
We came across a couple of sleepers fairly early in the day and jumped in. Fifteen minutes went by as we were able to float above and make out the details of the whale. Acorn barnacles along the flukes and pectorals…
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