Daily Trip Update, 15 October 2019
Written by October 15 2019
We have had another full day out on the ocean with many wonderful sightings. The ride out over the swells was fun and the sun was out the whole day for us to enjoy the boat ride. We started the morning trip with a visit to our Cape fur seal colony on Geyser rock. Now that the end of year is approaching we are seeing more big males in the colony, but there are also plenty of playful pups around too. We also managed to see a couple of African penguins in the water before we continued to Pearly Beach to see the whales. We encountered several different mother and juvenile pairs of Southern right whales today, including a brindle whale that we have also encountered the last two days. A brindle Southern right whale is a white one, with variable black spots, that is rare to see because only 4% of the population is born this way. As well as seeing many whales today, we also encountered large numbers of Bronze whaler sharks. This is a schooling species of shark, so it was nice at one point to see about 10 of these sharks around our sister company’s shark cage diving boat. We even encountered a great white shark, to the delight of the passengers on our last trip out on the water.
Photos from today
Brindle Southern right whale surfacing
The beautiful body markings of the brindle whale
Becoming curious towards us
A very curious young whale that popped up right next to our boat
Watching Southern right whales
Mother and juvenile Southern right whales
The large head of an adult Southern right whale
The beautiful colour of the Bronze whaler shark
Bronze whaler shark activity with the shark cage diving boat
Cape fur seal colony
Cape fur seals high up on the rocks
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.
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.
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.
