Heading for a ripper 2007 whale shark season

Welcome to the start of our 2007 whale shark season!

Mother nature kept us on our toes with a slower than usual start this year. The first week of April was chaotic with whale sharks being sighted in large numbers, however the middle two weeks were a tad disappointing, with sightings being a little sketchy (only every second day) which is unusual for this time of the year.

Our theory is that maybe the food was a little lower than usual, so the sharks were feeding lower and not at the surface where we want them.

But by the last week of April they had finally become reliable and consistent, with sightings occurring daily.

We are now into a ripper season! Last week we averaged swimming with two whale sharks a day, and four on Wednesday!

As I write this it’s 11 am and we have already swum with a 7m shark. These days are so special and memorable!

Even more special is the baby whale shark out there at the moment – gorgeous at just 3m. And some big suckers too! The whale shark you can see in the picture with the dorsal fin sticking out of the water is guesstimated at approx 10m!

Last week our snorkellers were also blessed with an array of other marine life – minky whales, turtles, two big manta rays and an abundance of colourful fish.

We are really looking forward to the arrival of the humpback whales on their annual pilgrimage which should be arriving in the next few weeks. We can’t wait!

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