On Monday 10 February 2014 Rainer Schimpf from Expert Tours and I launched off of Noorhoek to test out his GoPro Dolphin Cam. Yes we saw dolphins but they were 'confined' to a narrow stretch of water close to the shoreline that was free of the Red Tide that has plagued Algoa Bay and coast for the past month or so. After testing V1 of the Dolphin Cam and not getting any decent footage we the ventured further offshore and out into the red tide off of Noordhoek. The water loses it's … [Read more...] about Experience the Red Tide underwater
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Orca’s have been known to attack Yachts
A couple of days ago I picked up and am currently reading a book by Dougal Roberston entitled Survive the Savage Sea. Dougal and six of his family spent 37 days adrift in the Pacific after their 19-ton 43-foot schooner, Lucette, was stove in by a pod of killer whales. With no maps, compass, or navigational instruments, and rations for only three days, they used every survival technique they could as they battled 20-foot waves, marauding sharks, thirst, starvation, and exhaustion. Thus it was … [Read more...] about Orca’s have been known to attack Yachts
The Least We Could do was Release them off of St Croix
Port Elizabeth's local marine rehabilitation centre, SAMREC, is continuing with a great job of rehabilitating marine animals and releasing them back into Algoa Bay. Of course they do get return customers who like the Cape Receife centre so much that they return again and again for some free fish and a haircut! The latest batch of 9 Bird Island penguins were quite stoked to catch a lift with Expert Tours all the way out to St Croix, this past weekend, before being released - cutting their … [Read more...] about The Least We Could do was Release them off of St Croix
