July 13, 2014 in Vava’u, Tonga
We came here to Tonga to see and swim with whales and it’s looking good. We heard talk on the radio of whales near Hunga Island and so we motored up that way. First we saw two huge adults very close to shore. Then a couple of groups – probably all adults, and finally a mother and calf. The calf was playing, sticking his cute little nose up (by little, I mean about the size of a full grown VW bug) and slapping the water with his fin.
In a few weeks, after more mothers give birth and there are more babies around, we’ll get on a local boat and try to get in the water and swim with them again. -Rich
