WHALES!

What a glorious day in Plettenburg Bay to see whales. And see them we did! Lots of them! All humpbacks, having so much fun — though there were a couple that the guide said were males fighting. What do we know???? I was up on top with the guide and saw a whale glide RIGHT BY THE BOAT and turn over — I was gobsmacked! We also saw lots and lots and lots of the 8 to 10 THOUSAND cape fur seals that live on the Plett penninsula. Funny, they sound like sheep, except the deeper growly barks of the males. Laird saw one guy climbing straight up the cliff.  When we got back to shore, to bring the boat back to shore, i.e., the beach, they come in sort of close and wait for the folks to move any beachgoers away from where they want to land, then go out aways and turn around then GUN IT until they hit the beach — talk about all our butts yelling OOOPH!  So our main reason for coming to Plett has been satisfied; next we’ll go to Birdland and Monkeyland and walk with elephants. For lunch we were looking forward to sushi and went to a sushi restaurant we had seen earlier. It was a disappointment, particularly in light of Laird’s fantastic tuna sashimi the other night in Mossel Bay. The only real fish they had was salmon, which is not my favorite by any means. And fake crab, which I like, but not as my only fishy sushi. Oh well. That’s the news for now.  Whale and seal pictures to come when we get back to Dana Bay.