Each winter thousands of Humpback whales make the journey from Alaska to Hawaii to mate and calve. Along with this influx of whales comes an even larger migration of human visitors to watch the whales.

We include ourselves in that throng and try to schedule a trip to Maui each year during whale watching season. The whales begin arriving in November, numbers peak in February and March and by May they're gone.

So, what's so interesting about whale watching anyway? Take a look at the video clip we've posted below and see for yourself. We shot the video in mid-January. It shows a baby humpback breaching again and again. It's sort of like junior is saying, "mom, look what I can do!" Ah, it never gets old.