I have made several posts recently about whales, turtles and Hawaii, so my attention was caught by a report in TimesOnline. It tells of two kayakers who got more than they bargained for on a trip to spot sea turtles off the Hawaiian island of Maui, apparantly they inadvertently disturbed an anxious female humpback whale, who breached out of the water to warn them off and protect her young.
The report has some good information about the humpback whale breeding grounds between the Hawaiian islands and some nice pictures of the close encounter between the kayakers and the whale. It reminded me of a short video that I posted a couple of years ago, Interesting Kayaking Experience.
Two adventurers from Sydney, James Castrission, 25, and Justin Jones, 24, have set off from Forster on the Australian, New South Wales coast in an attempt to become the first kayakers to paddle 2200km across the Tasman Sea to Auckland, New Zealand.
The attempt occurs just nine months after Andrew McAuley tragically died while attempting a solo kayak crossing. More.
Warning: make sure your exit is clear before viewing this end of week video because it is sure to make you Wetassers want to pack up work early on Friday. Thanks to Derek (derekpaddlers) for providing a video of the 17km Simon's Town Sea Kayak club trip from Buffels Bay near Cape Point to Simon's Town, South Africa.
