Category: South America

This morning, when we went up for breakfast, the sea was teaming with life. Dolphins everywhere; big ones, little ones, grey ones, white ones; some leaping out of the sea, others simply rolling along going about their dolphin-ey business. We’re approaching the equator again, and as we are off the coast of Northern Peru, almost Ecuador, it means we’re just...

Today, we’ve been at sea again, heading towards our next port-of-call, Quayaquil, in Ecuador. In the morning, just after breakfast, we stood on the back deck watching the waves, and saw several dolphins. I have a theory that the area we were looking at is a bit of a sweet-spot for dolphins, mostly due to the bow wave, which seems...

Today, we were at sea again, and once again, we’ve spent most of it upstairs on the front deck with our cameras and binoculars. The front deck is home, most days, to a mixed group of enthusiasts. There’s Dave the Dolphin and Whale Man, who is always at the helm, gazing far out to sea, and is often the first...