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30 JULY 2025

Whale tail above ocean water, with small splashes and waves visible.
Whale Watching Moonshadow TQC Cruises Port Stephens Lee Matthews
Large ocean wave crashing with a splash against gray sky.
Close-up of a whale's blowhole above water's surface with splashing waves.
Humpback whale tail emerging from ocean water with splashes around.
Two humpback whale tails emerging from the ocean surface.
Whale tail emerging from ocean surface with water trails dripping, creating dynamic movement.
Whale tail emerging from ocean water, displaying barnacle-covered surface.
Two whales exhaling misty spouts on the ocean with a ship in the distance.
Black-browed albatross on water with open beak and splashing

While it was a drizzly day out on the water and what us humans would describe as ‘cold and miserable’, apparently the whales didn’t mind the rain. Our legendary skipper put in the hard yards with his search and came up trumps, with our first mugging of the season! Hiding under “cover” at the back of the boat, our local resident photographer Lee was in the right position to capture this surprise breach.

These two humpbacks became super curious, circling the boat, trumpeting loudly, with lazy headstands showing everyone their beautiful flukes, and one extremely close tail lob! We also spotted an albatross taking some time out to have a rest and groom itself. Definitely worth the dodging the rain shower today we’d say! 

Photo Credit: Lee Matthews

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