On Thursday afternoon, we left Port Lincoln as normal to travel the 170km up to Elliston for Bible study and prayer. However, after the meeting we continued north towards the Nullarbor to the Head of Bight where Southern Right Whales gather each year to give birth to their young.
There are certain things you just can’t do in Northern Ireland, and whale watching is one of them, so we felt we should take the opportunity while we could.
Rather than write all about it, you can watch the video. You’ll see top footage of the famous Nullarbor Roadhouse, Southern Right Whales (inculding a rare white calf), and mad Pelicans.
Enjoy!
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Added Commentary
By Kyle
on 16.09.07
Haha! I love your commentary on the evolving whales sign!
It took them nearly an entire sign to create some fairytale to explain where wales supposedly came from. What a waste of a good sign, eh?
‘And God created great whales…’
By Stephen
on 17.09.07
That’s class!!! Reminds me of the “Penguin Parade” on Phillip Island (bout 2 hours away from Melbourne). Most amazing thing ever!! Just when the sun goes down, hundreds of the tiny penguins come in of the shore and get themselves into groups of 20 or so, and come up the beach, walking right in front of you… going to their seperate burrows!! Nature really is amazing!! I would recommend Phillip Island to you if you have a few days of holiday!!
By Andrew Parker
on 17.09.07
What magnificent creatures from Gods creation, not how man thinks they evolved, but what God so wondrously created.
It looks as though both of you really enjoyed the trip.
Brecca looks so well behaved.
Maybe some times. Is that right Armen?
I hope I have it right now. Sorry about the mistake in the previous comment.
By Rodney Olsen
on 17.09.07
Thanks for that. I especially enjoyed seeing the Nullarbor again. I’ve cycled across the Nullarbor five times so it has special significance for me.
By Armen
on 17.09.07
Kyle - Totally. I found it amusing how someone would inscribe “How?” on the sign. I think they must have been referring to the evolution aspect.
Stephen - I’ll definately be looking into Philip Island. That sounds amazing! Is it only at certain times for the year?
Andrew - Like the title says, we had a whale of a time
And yes, Brecca was very well behaved.
Don’t worry about the html error. I might install a preview plugin, so that you can see what your comment will look like before it’s published.
Rodney - WOW! That’s quite a cycle! How long does it take? Do you have to carry your swag and food with you?
By Rodney Olsen
on 17.09.07
Each of the times I’ve cycled it it’s been with Bike for Bibles so I’ve had other cyclists riding with me and support vehicles to carry our gear.
It generally takes about four and a half weeks for the crossing at the pace we ride. We average around 160 km a day with some days over 200 km. I’ve stayed at Nullabor Roadhouse each of the times we’ve done the ride. Great place.
By Armen
on 17.09.07
Rodney - Cool! I imagine that would be a great experience. That’s a lot of cycling for quite a long period of time. Do you maintain the level of fitness required to do that, or do you have to train up for it?
After a long drive and 4 hours sleep, the coffee at the Roadhouse tastes great!
By Stephen
on 17.09.07
Yea, it really is amazing, and if you want to do a bit of surfing or bodyboarding, there are 4 or 5 sufing beaches!! Some fun!! hehe.
I’m not sure if the penguin parade happens all year around or not. They have a website, if you google it, you should be able to find it, you will find all the information there!!
By Glenn
on 18.09.07
If my memory serves me correctly, they are Fairy Penguins, and they come in to land to their nests, during their breeding season. I think it was February or March, when we were there.
It really is something else…hoards of penguins walking right past your feet, as you sit quietly.
Take your tripod, and bump up the ISO, and you could get some good memories.
Great video BTW! it looks really fantastic! Did you take any photos?
By Armen
on 18.09.07
Stephen - I’m not really into bodyboarding or surfing…consider me a bit of a chicken!
Glenn - Sounds class! Will definately have to check that out. I think there are penguins that live on Boston Island, just off the coast of Port Lincoln. I wonder if something similar happens there…hmmm…
A few photos up now
By Stephen
on 18.09.07
Yea, they come in at breeding season too… where thousands of them come on, but I think it happens every night too (so the website seems to imply). Altho, some of the small penguins stay out for weeks at a time, but there was something like 750 came in the night that we went, and that was late January! Really was amazing… I would recommend it deffinately!!!
Aw Armen, bodyboarding is soooo fun!!!! I tried surfing, but couldn’t master it (maybe next time!), but bodyboarding was easy enough… if the current isnt too strong.. then u just get swept out, and is quite scary! hehe.
Loving the pictures too!! Really good camera that ya have there… all your pictures turn out great!
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