Kauai Whale Watching Tours :: Thar She Blows!

Awesome day today. We saw our first whale of the season. As we approached, it leaped out of the water in a full breach. This was followed by a series of loud tail slaps. Even over 100 yards distance we could hear its massive fluke slapping down on the water. This lone male whale stayed in one spot as it sounded below the water in search for any other whales in the area. Being one of the first whales to visit Kauai this season, it may have been feeling lonely after it’s 3,000 mile journey over to the Islands.

The surprises didn’t end there…..we ran into a rare sighting of Bottlenose dolphins. These dolphins are much larger than their cousins the Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin.

Napali Coast Tours, Kauai

Weather was very nice for this late in November. On our way up to Na Pali, we became surrrounded on all sides by a HUGE pod of Spinner Dolphins. There wasn’t a bad seat in the house. They were exceptionally active and gave us a great show as they did their charicteristic spinning and jumping.

Overrall good day. Can’t wait till the Humpback whales get here. I spoke to some surfers who said they saw a few. By December we should be seeing them every day. Be sure to check us out. We’ll post the photo’s as we get them.

Niihau Tours from Kauai

Today we headed out to the Forbidden Island of Niihau. This small Island located 17 miles off of Kauai is one of our favorite spots to explore. Unspoiled by development we never know what we will find there. The excitement builds as we head for Lehua rock and a spot known as the “Keyhole”.

The water is unusually calm and we jump in the water. Fish are all around us. A large group of silverfish numbering in the thousands swim in a defensive ball surrounding us.

Bill and I are filming and taking photos of them when we catch a glimpse of several White tip Sharks creeping up from the deep.

As we headed back to Kauai we ran into the ever elusive Bottlenose Dolphin. This species is much larger than the Spinner Dolphin, reaching up to 9 feet in length. Overrall an awesome day as we head back to Kauai.