Magic Moment of the Week; Another brilliant day with the Commons
It truly is summer when the commons come into the bay on a regular basis. This group was around for most of the day and we had great sightings of them!
Magic Moment of the Week: Beached Whale
This week we had the opportunity to view a whale that had washed up on the beach. It unfortunately was long dead but we could still see the immensity of the animal. It was approx 15 meters long, the tail was 5 meters wide and the pectoral flipper was 4.2 meters long. The body was quite badly […]
Magic Moment of the Week: The commons are back
Our first sighting of common dolphins for the year. There approx 500 dolphins moving around the bay on Saturday and Monday. How amazing, they move so beautifully together and are so lively!
Magic Moment of the Week: School Outing
Last week we took the children from the Siyakhula pre-school to Monkey Land and Birds of Eden. How fun was it to watch them as they looked at all the beautiful birds and monkeys with such amazement.
Magic Moment of the Week: The Perfect Shot!
This whale was very happy to show off in front of a boat full of guests! As we arrived, it was breaching and waving its huge flippers in the air. It then started slapping the water repeatedly making quite a racket! I then dived multiple times allowing us to capture some great tail shots. That […]
Magic Moment of the Week: Dolphins at Play
This small group of dolphins were playing with the seals today at the seal colony. The young seals were in the water and all were having a good time.
Magic Moment of the Week: What a day
This is a photo of one of two whales that we encountered today. At first we were travelling beside them then they disappeared! Next thing you know they have surfaced right beside the boat and were circling us. They gave us such a fright when they surfaced less than 5 meters from the boat!
Magic Moment of the Week: Gentle Giants
Today we had an encounter with a giant of another kind. This elephant seal made a stop at the local seal colony on his journey. Not yet fully grown, this seal is gigantic compared to the cape fur seals that are found at the seal colony of Plett.
Magic Moment of the Week: Close Encounter of the Fat Kind
This southern right whale gave us the close encounter of a life time. After locating the animal, the skipper stopped the boat because the whale disappeared, then the next thing you know it surfaced right in front of the boat. It played around the boat for a few minutes then moved away.