Whale Hunting (Photography!) Excursion in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
SCP Director, Bradley Rae, hitched
a ride on a dredge boat the size of a football field, to intercept the
humpback whales that are visiting Moreton Bay in Queensland. Within
hours of leaving port a massive electrical thunderstorm hit the Bay and
Brisbane, with winds hitting at 140 kph, and set to grow. Harbor base
alerted all ships of nature's onslaught, and the drama on the high seas
unfolded. Fishing boats sank, lives were lost, black outs swept across
the region. And in a matter of 90 minutes, the storm passed, and life
resumed as normal once again. Here are some photos of the trip.
Team members Bradley Rae and Zoe Connolly will be heading to Uganda to work with NGOs in Gulu, where
the memory of Kony and LRA massacres reverberate to this day, instilling
a deep tragic fear in the populace regarding the possibility of his one
day returning. The NGOs specialize in the treatment and care of child
soldiers, and the implementation of social, health and educational
programs throughout the region. From Gulu, the two will be heading up to South
Sudan to meet a king and to experience the culture which apparently, as
told by the local we'll be traveling with, comes alive at Christmas with regional tribes rallying for traditional dances and festivities.
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