Saturday, 7 January 2017

Southern Right Whale Dolphin

This afternoon we had a sudden eruption of the water with 20-30 little black and white dolphins with no dorsal fin jumping all around us. Not far off there was a pod of pilot whales breaking the water too. All day we have had lots of birds flying around and have been able to identify at least 7 different families with several different species in some.

I had never heard of a finless dolphin and this species is completely new to me. I wonder how common they are?

Lovely weather but the wind is getting lighter as we approach our destination.

Today we have full sail set for the first time since leaving Cape Town and expect lighter winds until we arrive in about 36 hours.

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