Yes, folks! That's a whale breaching in the top corner! Lucky to get it as this is my only bit of sea view. However, with the large pods currently offshore there are plenty of opportunities to go whale watching in the car up on the mountain road above the lighthouse with binoculars. The pods stretch from Scarborough to Llandudno, I believe, and are quite something to behold. They must be feeding to have stayed so long. At first I thought they were Bryde's whales but have since established that they are humpbacks, as identified by the massive flippers. They also love to breach exuberantly, and we love to see it!
The terns that summer on the island here in Kommetjie are also a spectacular sight as they flock frequently and provide a mass display of aerial manoeuvres for the many birdwatchers who frequent the shoreline. You may think that the ocean is a vast empty body of water stretching to the horizon, but there is an awful lot of activity out there if you are patient and have good binoculars. The very act of sitting in quiet contemplation gazing out to sea is excellent therapy, giving us a break from the constant presence of technology in our business and personal lives.
One has only to watch the whales and birds to realise that life just
is for them, and it is only Man that can complicate it. I'm all for more sitting on benches.
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