Apart from some very nice Islands the bay is also home to quite a bit of marine life including several species of Whale and Dolphin. So joining a large tour ship we headed off round the various islands, after a short while coming across 3 Bottlenose Dolphins. After swimming with some wild Common Dolphins in the Azores I couldn't believe how big these guys were, well over 2m in length.
Being on a large boat I didn't fancy our chances of being able to swim with them but myself and Shelley were the only ones to actually see them under the water, more of a swim past than a swimming with dolphins experience. After stopping for lunch on one of the Islands we came across a Bryde Whale on our way back to Russell. These are the only non migratory species of Whale. We were lucky enough to catch him feeding and were able to watch him circling the shoal of fish it was feeding on for about 20 mins. It was difficult to say how large the Whale was but these guys can grow to almost 15m in length and weigh between 12 and 20 tonnes
Highlights: Seeing the Bryde Whale
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