There She Blows- Maybe Not

If I had seen a whale this is what it would have looked like

Whale watching would be a lot more fun if we had actually seen a whale, but we did not.  We did see a playful seal throwing around his food, which happened to be a dead squid, over 300 bottle nosed dolphins, African penguins and birds.  The trip over to St. Croix Island in the Algoa Bay was calm at first and then became very choppy with water spraying everywhere.  Unbelievably I did not get seasick.  St. Croix Island is the home of many African penguins.  In fact, 43% of the African penguin population live on this island.  The tour company that took us out to "whale watch" was called Raggy Charters and they participate in many conservation endeavors. They are actively working to rid the beaches of pollution, especially plastics.  They also plant trees to help the environment and conduct penguin research to advocate for the penguins.  Because of the research of the owner of Raggy Charters Lloyd Edwards and his wife the Algoa Bay area will be made a wildlife reserve to protect the penguins. While we did not see whales and at one point I thought for sure I was going to fall out of the boat it was an enjoyable adventure.

African penguins

Lloyd and his helpers

Dolphins

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