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Parley team up with Ocean Rafting once again to remove half a tonne of debris over two days.
Parley revisit the Whitsundays for their bi-annual trip to the islands with Ocean Rafting. This time revisiting Hook and Hazelwood Island in late October 2020. The weather was PERFECT for an Island clean up with sunny weather and a 10-knot Northerly breeze; this is ideal conditions to focus on the rarely visited South-East facing beaches […]
23.10.20 – Albino Dolphin?
This week has been the week of the dolphins. With not one, but two epic encounters! Here in the Whitsundays, we are fortunate enough to encounter dolphins almost every week, but this week we had two firsts for our crew and guests. On Wednesday the team on board the Parley Beach Clean charter sighted dolphins […]
Giant Clam – The Monster Mollusc
The Great 8 The Great 8 are the Great Barrier Reef’s living icons. The creatures we all want to see! Ranging from reptile to mammals, from little to large, the Great 8 wish list reflects the outstanding diversity of the reef. Have you always wanted to see a Giant Clam, or see the magnificent Humpback […]
14.10.20 – Maori Wrasse
This week we bring you one of the Whitsundays living legends. George the Humpheaded Maori Wrasse is a guest favourite onboard our Northern Exposure tour, with George being the resident male at one of our favourite snorkel locations. The Maori Wrasse is considered one of the Great 8 iconic species to be found on the […]
08.10.20 – Whitetip Reef Shark
Sharks are largely misunderstood creatures. With movies like Jaws giving these guys a bad name, many fear these amazing creatures. But with over 375 species of sharks found across the globe, only a handful of these species show aggressive behaviour towards humans. This week our Eco-Host Shelly onboard Thrilla got to hang out with a […]
02.10.20 – Juvenile Shovelnose Ray
This week our eco-host Nicole led a group of lucky passengers on a guided mangrove walk through Hill Inlet. The group were treated to this cool sighting of a juvenile Shovelnose Ray! This little guy, not much bigger than 30cm in length can expect to grow to almost 3m when fully grown! The mangroves act […]
