534 Southern Right Whales counted this year

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Whale watching has been an exciting adventure for those of us who have been lucky enough to visit Hermanus this year both from the cliff path with binoculars and digital cameras and from close proximity on the whale watching boats. The whales were frolicking all over the bay.

The Good news reported today in the Hermanus Times:

According to the MRI ( Mammal Research Institute) whale unit, 534 Southern Right Whales were counted during the aerial survey of which 183 were calves. Woweee!!!! such great news after last year’s very low numbers.

According to the MRI whale unit they are even able to identify each female by the callosity pattern on their heads which allows them to record the number of calving females along the coastline.

We wish all our whale pods including the 183 babies a safe trip home to the Antartic. Travel safe and feed well on the Krill until you return next year to amaze us once again. MWWWHHAA!

August9

Wild Horses in Fisherhaven

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Fisherhaven near Hermanus has the awesome gift of being home to a herd of wild horses which were seperated by natures’ circumstance from the original large herd roaming the Rooisand Nature Reserve. You can expect to encounter these beautiful self sufficient creatures any where between the residential houses of Fisherhaven, chewing the flowers off someone’s favourite plant or pulling out a mouthful of lush grass, and the Bot River Lagoon.

The residents of Fisherhaven are lovingly watchful and protective over the herd. A horse watchers ‘whats app’ group exists to keep an eye on the whereabouts and activities. Beautiful photos and important news such as the arrival of a foal are posted on the ‘Horses of Fisherhaven’ facebook page for all to enjoy.

To protect and safe guard this natural wonder, signage has been posted asking curious visitors, who stop in for accommodation on on their journey through the Cape Whale Coast, to “help us keep the horses wild, watch don’t touch”.

There is just something indescribably peaceful about watching horse politics, the way they lovingly interact with each other but also just as frightening when they demonstrate just how wild they can be when fighting breaks out between the stallions.

To be able to witness first hand what happens within this wild herd as they gracefully live out their days, the grunts, the whinneys and nudges and movements they use to communicate with one another, is a rare privilege, one we hope and love to share with all interested travellers and nature lovers for many years to come.

Be sure to check out the photos of some of the special moments we have managed to capture of these beautiful horses on our Fisherhaven Travellers Lodge face book page.

Wildlife

May24

Fyn Arts 🎭Hermanus 9 – 18 June 2017

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Lovers of Art, it’s time to book your tickets and secure affordable accommodation at

Fisherhaven Traveller’s Lodge for an opportunity to be a part of an incredible adventure of celebration, not to be missed South African Arts……

Exhibitions & performances, talks & presentations, workshops & demonstrations, tutored wine tasting & a book trail, films & a youth programme.

March25

Family Suite Four Sleeper

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Family Suite Four Sleeper Room 1 960x540 Room one

Room two

This unit has two bedrooms. Room one has a double bed and room two has two single beds.The unit has a bathroom with a corner bath and shower attachment. It has a separate room with a toilet and basin. The double room has a flat screen TV with usb port, hairdryer, mini fridge and tea and coffee tray. Guests have access to the guest lounge downstairs with TV & DSTV, the guest kitchen and dining area.

RATE: Single occupancy:R500pn Double occupancy: R700pn Full occupancy: R1180pn

January17

Fisherhaven Travellers Lodge

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Fisherhaven Travellers Lodge would like to welcome and offer you the opportunity of ‘taking- that- break -away’

There are various affordable room options available to accommodate your holiday requirements. Breakfast is available on request or you can prepare your own meals in the fully equipped guest kitchen / indoor barbeque facility in the poolroom.

Come and experience the peace, tranquility and beauty of the surrounds. Fisherhaven is proud to be the home of a herd of the Rooisand wild horses, the only wild horses in South Africa. We are ideally situated on the Whale Coast route enabling you the chance to explore the different towns of interest including; Bot River, Kleinmond, Bettys Bay, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai to mention a few which offer exciting activities such as:shark cage diving, whale watching, hiking, mountain biking,fishing, kayaking , power boating, sailing,body surfing, wind surfing, horse riding, wine/ beer tasting,abseiling,quad biking and bird watching. Closer to home, the Bot River Lagoon is a mere 2km from the Lodge where you can enjoy hours of water, sand and fun in the sun.

August6

Wine Hoppers in Hermanus

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Fisherhaven Travellers Lodge Guest, whether your’e a wine connoisseur or not, afford us the opportunity of assisting you to remove the effort out of having an enjoyable time exploring the wide selection of wine tasting venues on picturesque wine farms in the Overberg. The choice of wine routes are plentiful ranging from the Elim wine route all the way to the Elgin wine route. We can book a tour on your behalf with Wine Hoppers in Hermanus for a carefree & unforgettable experience.

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July15

Great White Shark cage diving- Marine Dynamics

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Fisherhaven Travellers Lodge is ready to assist you, the guest, in making this dream a reality. We make the booking on your behalf.

Prepare to be enthralled!!!!!

Below a taste of the unforgettable moments you too could expect to encounter as did Annabel Fenwick Elliot while cage diving.

May22

African Black Oystercatcher

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The African black oystercatcher otherwise known as Haematopus Moquini.

This beautiful bird with its jet black plumage, orange circled eyes, legs and dagger- shaped beak has captured our attention during our walks here at the Bot River Mouth and various beaches of Hermanus, Western Cape. The first thing that always draws our attention to their presence while walking on the beach is the cute unmistakable squeaky-bath-toy sound they make while flying.

It is said the African black oyster catcher mates for life and pairs have been know to live up to 20 years. Wow,what an example of loyalty.

More interesting facts:

The birds that live on sandy shores eat sand mussels.

The estuarine birds eat cockles and pencil- bait.

The birds start breeding at 3-4 years of age. Both parents incubate the eggs which hatch after 32 days.

These birds have been observed to flock or form clubs during the non breeding season as a means of protection. from predators. Their natural predators are foxes, jackals,genets,snakes and gulls. Holiday makers and dogs are an additional threat. Thankfully beach driving has been banned.

The birds that live on rocky shores are said to feed on mainly mussels and limpets and fish not oysters.

This species is now listed as “Near Threatened”

Thanks to the Oystercatcher Conservation Programme initiated by the Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town, the numbers are on the rise again.

Bird lovers will enjoy observing these and many other species in their natural habitat frequenting Fisherhaven and the shores and cliff paths of Hermanus and surrounds.

May8