Daily Trip Update , 13 December 2019
Written by December 15 2019
What a fantastic start to the morning with some Flamingos! These birds don’t usually occur here so it a surprise encounter for us to be able to see them meandering along the coast. We headed over to Slashfin to see if we could spot some sharks and the Bronze Whalers did not disappoint. Elegant and beautiful around the cage, we were all treated to a beautiful sight. We carried on the journey with a stop at Geyser Rock. The Cape Fur Seals, as always gave us a show and followed the boat, swam around Shark Alley and lay around on the island. We caught a glimpse of our endangered African Penguin on Dyer Island. Some of our team was busy cleaning some of the pools of water on the island and of course gave us a wave while we were cruising past and out to spot the Penguins. We had a beautiful day out at sea with some awesome sightings, we can not wait to see what the next few days hold.
The amazing views of the Flamingos
In flight
Our beautiful Bronze Whaler
Our guests enjoying the sharks
The new babies on Geyser Rock
Having a swim around Shark Alley
Geyser Rock and its Cape Fur Seals
Our crew hard at work and some Penguins in between
A big aggregation of African Penguins
Some of them a bit closer to the water
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 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.
