A Stunning Day At Sea, 31 July 2019
Beautiful seascapes and some interesting sights...
Written by Jax Bath, July 31 2019

Daily Trip.

A Great White Shark passing by at Slashfin.

The spout of a Brydes Whale, can you see the top of the head?

We identify the individual Brydes Whales using their dorsal fins.

Brydes Whales are a baleen whale species, here you can see the two blowholes at the top of the head.

A rainbow on the ocean.

Dramatic clouds over Geyser Rock.

Some Seal PDA.

African Penguins sitting on a ledge.

Some of these penguins are juveniles, with white bellies and grey feathers on top.

African Penguins enjoying the water.

A beautiful Shy Albatross above the swell.

Enjoying the Atlantic Ocean.

A Sub Antarctic Skua above the clouds.

Beautiful seascapes today.

Some Humpback Whales travelling along.

We were thrilled to catch up with these gorgeous creatures close to Danger Point.

After following one whale along, we realized that he was trying to catch up with the whale a little further ahead.

A Humpback Whale moving through the swell.

A Great White Shark coming out on its side.

The tail fin of a Great White Shark.
What species did we see today?
Humpback Whale Humpback Whale
One of the best-known whale species, they are renowned for their acrobatic behaviour and complex melodious song as well as extremely long flippers and are a special favourite of Dyer Island Cruises guests and crew alike.
Great white sharks Great white sharks
Gracious, beautiful, misunderstood - three words used by guests of Dyer Island Cruises after witnessing South Africa's most infamous marine species: The Great White Shark.
Cape fur seal Cape fur seal
With a local population of 60,000, it's no wonder our guests capture so many photographs of these wonderfully playful marine mammals.
African Penguin African Penguin
As one of only 17 penguin species left in the world (and the only one on the african continent), the african penguin often breed in offshore colonies, such as Dyer Island.