Jesus loves you more than you will know...

..Coasting cautiously out of the small boat harbour, owner Chris is telling us repeatedly to hold tight to the ropes, does everyone have their feet in the straps, are you really holding on, don't forget to hold on. The moment the throttle is thrown and twin 250 horsepower outboard engines rev up to full speed, the front of the Zodiac moves up to the sky and the music is going with the American classic 'Jesus loves you more than you will know...' and we're gliding over the ocean at about 40 mph out to visit the steep cliffs of the island. The ride is bumpy and more than once I think I'll be thrown off.



And on the way back we catch numerous dolphins right next to the inflatable craft, I jump into the water, and Chris, the owner comments that I shouldn't swim too far away from the boat, as there are animals in the water that eat whales.
We see a 30 ft humpback whale with lots of white spots on its body, it's only 40 ft away, looks like the boat is right on top of it. We see whale moms with their calfs. This must be good karma we earned when we saved the open-ocean stranded kitesurfer near Haena beach, poor guy. The surfer isn't amused about people ont he boat making baywatch jokes and suggesting he is on payroll to make our trip more exciting.

The humpback breaches with a big splash. Crew and passengers are now eying the horizon for more breathing spouts and breaches, upon which Chris puts the boat in full speed and we're actually jumping over waves.
A fantastic day trip and, as the boat owner and his mate Aaron said, it's a one in a hundred day to see a humpback that close.

Humpback whale is a Buckelwal.

PS A Zodiac boat costs 300k, I had no idea they were more expensive than sailboats.