‘"Migaloo" was the name of a white humpback whale which was seen in Australian waters some time ago, and still appears from time to time … recently, I heard a white whale calf had also been seen. In the language of Australia’s indigenous people, it simply means "White One’" - and I have the greatest admiration for Australian conservationists and marine biologists who didn’t immediately christen it "Moby Dick".
We didn’t see Migaloo when we visited in 2010, but we did cruise on the boat named after it, the Spirit of Migaloo, to see some of his friends. This is just one of the boats that set out from many places on the Queensland coast to take people out to see the whales. She's a modern, luxurious catamaran fitted with the latest instrumentation.
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