It is so shallow in Mercury Cove that our keel almost scrapes the seabed. One sparkling morning the Admiral and I were surprised by a small pod of killer whales scything the surface water as they entered for a reconnoiter of the bay for food. Normally Orca will sine wave their way in, but the shallow water prevented their diving. The daddy of the pod came gliding in only a metre from our stern, causing an audible sizzling as the tall dorsal fin cut through the water. By the sound, it really did seem we were in the midst of a corny Jaws movie set. I have heard that the NZ Orca feed only on sting ray, which are often seen in harbour shallows.
Daddy Orca scything past Wild Bird.
