By Olly Johnson - NDP Intern March 2015
What an amazing month I spent in
Walvis Bay, from quad biking in the dunes during my spare time to recording the
behaviour of bottlenose dolphins from the boat! Everything was incredible and I
learnt a huge amount, not only about dolphins but the sea birds too, something
which at the start of the month I wasn't particularly interested in but I grew
to really enjoy!
I met some amazing people during my
time as well, all of whom I hope to stay in touch with! The accommodation was
great as well, being so close to the lagoon where I regularly saw dolphins
feeding in really shallow waters, just 5 meters from shore at low tide!
I would love to still be there, and
no way could I pick a favourite moment from my time but some would include
seeing a Heaviside’s dolphins now riding, quad biking in the dunes and the
Sandwich Harbour tour! Another great moment was during one of my bird counts
with Titus where we confidently concluded that the water was too shallow
for dolphins and right at that moment they swam immediately in front of us in
the lagoon.
Thank you so much to everyone whose
my time there so incredible!
[All photos by Olly Johnson]
