August 19, 2025

Whale Watching Magic: Spy-Hopping and Breaching Today

August 19, 2025/ Joel Hirsch

📅 Tuesday 19, August 2025

After a few quiet days with no whale activity on the water, it was a delight to welcome them back this morning on our Southern Ocean Adventure tour.

A mother and calf were spotted off Middleton Beach, treating us to an incredible encounter. Guests enjoyed watching as the pair displayed a range of behaviours, including tail slapping, breaching, and even a bit of spy-hopping.

It was a truly special sighting and a reminder of the magic these gentle giants bring to our coastline.

The Big Duck respect & honour the ancestors & people of the Ramindjeri lakinyeri (clan) of the Ngarrindjeri Nation; on the Yarluwar-Ruwe (lands & waters) in which we operate our tours. We actively collaborate, share, preserve culture & protect ngaitji (totems).

We acknowledge the Ramindjeri & Kaurna people as the Traditional Custodians of the Yarluwar (waters) on which we meet & operate our tours. We pay deep respect to the past/present Elders & to all Aboriginal peoples.

Whale Log

Whale Watching Magic: Spy-Hopping and Breaching Today

The Big Duck Boat Tours

The Big Duck respect & honour the ancestors & people of the Ramindjeri lakinyeri (clan) of the Ngarrindjeri Nation; on the Yarluwar-Ruwe (lands & waters) in which we operate our tours. We actively collaborate, share, preserve culture & protect ngaitji (totems).

We acknowledge the Ramindjeri & Kaurna people as the Traditional Custodians of the Yarluwar (waters) on which we meet & operate our tours. We pay deep respect to the past/present Elders & to all Aboriginal peoples.