Basking Shark spotted 20 mtrs from hostel window. Thursday 24th April.

We were pleased to get an excuse to stop decorating and, flinging our paintbrushes to the floor, we dashed outside to get a closer look at the basking shark which had just glided past at around 60ft distance from the hostel. It wasn't huge and we estimate the size to be around 5mtrs.

The following day the basking shark was joined by an inquisitive seal, which seemed to be watching as we tried our hand at mackerel fishing for the first time this season.

It all looks very promising for the whale watching season this year. The video below is of a basking shark in the South Harbour from 2007.