Daily Trip Update, 12 December 2019
Written by December 12 2019
A brilliant start to the day with some sightings of a surprise visitor on our beach… Some beautiful Flamingoes! We don’t see these birds very often so it was an exciting sight for us. Thereafter, we headed to the shallows where our sister company treated us to some views of the Bronze Whaler Shark. This amazing creature always takes our breath away whenever we get to see them schooling around the boats. Our Cape Fur Seals were delightful as always, swimming along Shark Alley and sunbathing on Geyser Rock. Today on Dyer island, some of our crew were rescuing some African Penguins and we had a chance to give them a wave while we scouted for Penguins. Our African Penguins were a bit easier to spot today without all the Cape Cormorants around and we had some lovely views of them. A beautiful day spent with all of our guests out on a marine adventure.
The beautiful Flamingoes in flight
Pretty in pink! These beautiful birds were a treat to watch
The beautiful Bronze Whaler
The Cape Cormorant
Napping on the Prince Port
Some of our little day old pups on Geyser Rock
A seal washing its face
Lots of napping today
Just some kisses
Some of the crew saving some Penguins
Running into the water
We always love watching our African Penguins on Dyer Island
Can you spot the moulting Penguins?
A little aggregation of African Penguins
What species did we see today?
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.
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.
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.
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.
