The whales are back!

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

In a time filled with so much bad news, the good news is whale season has officially started.

Not only has there been an increase in whale sightings reported on social media, but our very own whale crier, Bravo Sobazile is also back on his post to raise the alarm on his kelp horn when whales have been spotted from the shore.

“Our town has been a lot busier over the past three weekends,” says Frieda Lloyd, manager of Cape Whale Coast Tourism. “We are definitely seeing an increase in domestic travel and out-of-towners with holiday homes are escaping to Hermanus for weekends. There has been an uptick in retail trade and restaurant deliveries, and many visitors are going hiking or looking for whales. Bravo has reported some good sightings.”

With our local whale-boat and shark-cage diving operators still unable to leave the harbour under the current Level 3 lockdown regulations, however, it is impossible to know how many southern right whales have made the annual migration to Walker Bay this year.

Click below to read more. (The full article can be found on page 3)