Winter on the Sunny Coast

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    Inspired by a few other folks sharing their great pics I thought I would do the right thing and share what I captured in the last few weeks... It's been great boating weather up this way of late... light offshore winds and tiny/minimal swell.  Mate had a week off work so we did a few days fishing offshore on his boat & took the camera gear along for the ride.

    Day 1 just hanging around Noosa Heads & a few fishing spots incl. Hall's Reef then off A-bay & Sunshine >> magic day

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    Saw a bunch of playful dolphins hanging around two jetski fisherman nearby then when we headed back closer to shore they just cruised along next to the boat and under the bow.

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    2nd day did the 1hr trek up the coast from Noosa to Double Island / Rainbow bay which was pretty special given no one was around except the wildlife  and picturesque scenery.


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    Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this down below...

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    Not a bad spot to fire up the onboard barbie with gourmet burgers for lunch...
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    Made our way back around DI side as the westerly wind was picking up... spotted a lone whale splashing around right next to the headland which seems a bit early in the season... maybe they decided to make a run for it before the late May arctic blast...? We then we cruised in closer to the beach to take a few more pics with the bird and spotted these fellas nearby....

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    sitting just behind the (small) breakers 100m off the shore taking in the serenity...

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    Then about 100m out from us a group of 3 humpbacks cruised past heading south which was a bit strange.  Looked like mum, dad and a youngin.  They pretty much followed us for 20-30mins putting on a show, we would cruise ahead then stop to let them come past keeping our distance.

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    Oh yeah we caught a few fish but nothing overly exciting... quite a few busted lines when the big ones jumped on, unfortunately couldn't get them in the boat happy days either way

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    Last edited by BytheHorns: 18/06/19
 
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