{"id":9659,"date":"2020-01-07T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T13:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/?p=9659"},"modified":"2020-09-29T14:08:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T12:08:48","slug":"a-marine-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/a-marine-odyssey\/","title":{"rendered":"A MARINE ODYSSEY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today we were up early and getting the troops ready for our\nboating trip with Ocean Odyssey in Knysna compliments of #visitknysna.  The weather was looking a bit greyish when we\ndeparted from home base, but it turned out to be a beautiful day in\nKnysna.  How lucky we are!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now our family are not sea people at all, but this trip however\nwas on our to do list for some time, but somehow, we never got around to do it.  We prefer the bush and greenery of the forest\nif we have a choice but are ALWAYS open for something new and eventful.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back to our sea expedition. \nAs always, we arrived a bit early so there was enough time before the trip\nto use our coffee vouchers at nearby Trinity Coffee.  This gave us enough sustenance to be happy on\nour expedition.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The welcome and safety briefing was done efficiently and professionally by the friendly lady in the office.  Life jackets on.  Off we go.  Following the history of Knysna I have always read about the treacherous exit\/entry route through the Knysna Heads.  With our very competent skipper this was never an issue. How beautiful is the Knysna Heads viewed from the sea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once through the Heads the first thing that we spotted was a\nCape fur lazily lolling in the swell against the backdrop of interesting cave\nformations.  We were the only locals in\nour group and there was great excitement from the tourists when the dolphins\npicked up our boat and accompanied us on our journey to Buffels Bay in search\nof some elusive whales.  Luck was not on\nour side today even though the whale spotter on land also tried his best to\nfind the elusive giants of the sea.  The\nwhale season was at its end and closing the next day.  They must have moved on already.  To be in the presence of a pod of dolphins\nwas more than rewarding for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While cruising along the coastline some seagulls also came\ncloser to have a look if we had something interesting on the boat for them.   What a\nsurprise when we entered a little cove and saw a cave with hanging stalactites\nand a rock formation rising from the sea that reminds me of a mini Krabi.  I never knew that there is such beauty just\naround the corner from where we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back on land we were greeted with some nice warm towelettes\nto wipe the sea spray from our faces while enjoying some popcorn to celebrate\nthe ocean sights.  A morning well spent\nand recommended to all.  Thank you, Ocean\nOdyssey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make your booking follow the link to Ocean Odyssey\u2019s website\u00a0 https:\/\/www.oceanodyssey.co.za<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Sponsored post*<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’s\nno question dolphins are smarter than humans as they play more.   —  Albert\nEinstein<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today we were up early and getting the troops ready for our boating trip with Ocean Odyssey in Knysna compliments of #visitknysna.  The weather was looking a bit greyish when we departed from home base, but it turned out to be a beautiful day in Knysna.  How lucky we are! Now our family are not sea people at all, but this trip however was on our to do list for some time, but somehow, we never got around to do it.  We prefer the bush and greenery of the forest if we have a choice but are ALWAYS open for something new and eventful.    Back to our sea expedition.  As always, we arrived a bit early so there was enough time before the trip to use our coffee vouchers at nearby Trinity Coffee.  This gave us enough sustenance to be happy on our expedition.  The welcome and safety briefing was… Read more ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,765,139],"tags":[1683,1673,1674,713,917],"geo":null,"yoast_head":"\nA MARINE ODYSSEY - TRAVELBUCKET<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/a-marine-odyssey\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A MARINE ODYSSEY - TRAVELBUCKET\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today we were up early and getting the troops ready for our boating trip with Ocean Odyssey in Knysna compliments of #visitknysna.  The weather was looking a bit greyish when we departed from home base, but it turned out to be a beautiful day in Knysna.  How lucky we are! 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