Misty - the Whale
Real estate investors and property buyers can select from a wide variety of houses and apartments. There are both beachfront houses with spectacular and views across Walker Bay, as well as small holiday cottages. More......
    Hermanus - Riviera of the South - The World's best land based whale watching spot    
The World's best land based whale watching spot
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Accommodation
Chesham House....
Hermanus accommodation - Chesham House

Things to do
Visit the beaches....
Soak up the sun or go for a long stroll on one of many beaches. Hermanus has kilometers of beach and sheltered coves, so however busy the summer season is, there is always a secluded cove or stretch of beach where visitors can escape the crowds.
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Day trips from Hermanus
LAgulhas....
Southernmost tip of Africa where the warm Indian Ocean meets the cold Atlantic Ocean. Known as the "Graveyard of Ships". Lighthouse Museum and Soetendaisrand Nature Reserve.
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World's best land based whale watching spot

On this page you'll find some pictures of Misty.
Misty was accidentally killed by a boat. These pictures were taken in Copes Centre in Hermanus.

Misty was moved to Cape Town's Waterfront aquarium on 14 November 2000


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Entrance of Copes (inside you can view the skeleton)
Copes' Entrance
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Southern Right Whale skeleton
Back side
Ribcage of the Southern Right Whale
The skull viewed from the inside. (notice the two blow holes)
Viewed from the inside
Copes Inside. (notice the relation between the whale's skeleton and the people)
Copes Inside
A Southern Right's Skull. (also found in the Meuseum)
Southern Right's Skull.
Flensing Knives... Used to strip whale skins and cut blubber into pieces (found in the Old Harbour Meuseum)
Flensing Knives
Another proud local...
Another proud local...
Old Harbour (an exellent spot for watching whales)
Old Harbour
A munument found just above the Old Harbour.
Monument
A whale to indicate the direction of the wind
Wind direction

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