Finally, we got news that orcas were spotted not too far from us, just off the southern coast of Orkney. We zoomed off and began scanning the sea, it took about an hour to finally spot them as a few swam near a small island. They were pretty far away so we could only really…
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Witnessing wild orcas hunting seals along the coast of Shetland | Scotland
After a month exploring Shetland we decided it was time to leave and explore more of Scotland. We had a ferry booked to the Orkney Islands and after witnessing the orcas yesterday we felt like we’d achieved everything we wanted to here…but there was definitely a niggle in the back of my mind. We had…
Hunting Orcas and Nesting Penguins on Peninsular Valdez | Argentina
Peninsular Valdez is one of the best places in South America to view wildlife but we never intended to go there because Argentina is quite frankly bloomin’ expensive. Luckily for us though the Argentinian peso had taken a big dip which actually meant we could afford to spend a bit longer in the country and…
Magical whale watching in Seward, Alaska
Orcas were high up on our list of things we really wanted to see in Alaska. Photos of them summersaulting out of the calm waters graced all the brochures for Fjord trips in Seward but there was a high price to pay and no guarantee. In fact it’s quite rare to see Orcas around Seward…