Daily Trip Update, 10 November 2019
Written by November 12 2019
A wonderful day out at sea! After a few days not being able to go out, the crew were just as excited to get back out on the water as our guests. Both our trips started off with seeing the beautiful Bronze Whaler Shark at the shark cage diving boats, after which we went on to go find our whales. Our last stop was at Geyser Rock where we had a show from our seal colony, these animals are always a delight to watch. Some of them swimming and cooling down while others just lazing on the rocks. We had an awesome day at sea and were lucky to have had sightings of 2 different pairs of Southern Right Whale mom and calves over the course of the day.
The calf lying on top of its mom
Our second juvenile had beautiful white stripes along its back
A side view of the tail
Shake it off
Sometimes you have to look up at the sky
A beautiful Bronze Whaler
What species did we see today?
Bank Cormorant Bank Cormorant
Often enjoying a broad diet including klipfish, rock lobster and more, the increasing rarety of the Bank Cormorant makes every moment we see them even more special.
Bronze Whaler Shark Bronze Whaler Shark
The Bronze whaler (also known as Copper sharks) here in Kleinbaai are very curious and interactive. These sharks eat mostly fish, with sardines being one of their favourites.
Southern Right Whale Southern Right Whale
Southern right whales attract thousands of visitors every year to experience these gentle giants off the South African coast.
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.
Cape Cormorant Cape Cormorant
One of the most famous species of Cormorant in the Western Cape, the Cape Cormorant is well known for it's beautiful turquoise eye and impressive size.
White-breasted Cormorant White-breasted Cormorant
White-breasted Cormorant is the largest African cormorant and they have an iconic white chest, it is a favourite for many of our repeat visitors, and professional wildlife photographers.
