There were a good number of humpback whales around when we first headed out and they were simply swimming slowly north along the coast. There wasn't much wind today so every time they'd surface for a breath, the spray would form a big umbrella over them that hung in the air for a few beats before gently drifting down. It was cool to be able to see these sprays even on whales that were a long ways away.
The manta rays were super again today. We swam along with them for a while and then three of them turned around and swam back underneath us. They seemed moderately curious and would circle, swim away a little bit, come back around, roll under us and repeat the whole cycle again. We had awesome swims with this group and then a little later in the day we headed to another small group who were hanging out at one of the cleaning stations here on the Ningaloo Reef.
Humpbacks filled the time between groups of mantas and we cruised over to where a couple of whales were smacking tails, mini-spy-hopping and generally carrying on like teenagers at a party. We didn't get any full breaches but there was a lot of rolling around, fin waving and tail slappin. It was the perfect end to the tour!
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