We booked a katamaran sailing trip to see more of the Bay of Islands and sincerely hoped for dolphins 🐬, that commonly are to be seen in the bay. But it all come out differently!

We observed plenty of sea birds, had a nice swimming & snorkeling stop and lunch at one of the islands, but no signs of dolphins. Amélie started to become impatient and her disappointment became more and more obvious when suddenly we heard the crew shout: Orcas ahead!

And there they were, a family of three – mother, father and an orca baby.
From the distance they didn’t look to big, but we were staggered to see how big they really are, as the dove under our boat. Insane!