Friday 15th August
We had a long day today with an Ocean Discovery trip followed by two Bay Discovery trips. This morning we had fantastic views (and smells!) of a minke whale as it surfaced repeatedly close to the boat, sharing with us all its unforgettable perfume of dead fish and rotting cabbage. They were the best views…
Thursday 7th August
Today was a fine example of what the Atlantic can throw at the western coasts of Britain despite it being high summer – a soggy south westerly wind full of mizzle with some choppy sea conditions! Thank you to our hardy passengers who came along, got wet and still smiled! The three hour morning trip…
Saturday 2nd August
There were common dolphins everywhere today. It was a beautiful day with a lovely sailing breeze. We found them on their own, with feeding gannets, and with feeding shearwaters. We also spotted that tell tale stop start of tons of gannets piling into the water when they are following and feeding with porpoises – we…
Saturday 19th July
We just had a morning trip today because of the building southerly wind, which came up behind us as we sailed back to shore. It was a great Ocean Discovery trip. First we watched several seals snoozing in the water round the island. Heading south and seeing some gannets on the horizon we found them…
Friday 4th July
We had two Ocean Discovery trips today and both were great fun with some really friendly guests. This morning we had some lovely encounters with common dolphins – we watched them feeding with Manx shearwaters in the morning calm. We also saw a grey seal hauled out. This morning almost on leaving the harbour we…
Friday 6th June
We had two Ocean Discovery trips today, and the threatened rain held off almost all the time. We have been really lucky with the weather this week considering what we could have got. This morning despite the rising tide there were still several seals hauled out on the island with a few more in the…
Wednesday 7th August
It was a long day with two Ocean Discovery trips and an evening Bay Discovery, and there was lots of wildlife around to wish Josh happy birthday. There were common dolphins around all day, though we had to go a long way to find them on the afternoon Ocean Discovery. However we did find two…
Friday 19th July
Another long day today with a four hour trip followed by a three hour. This morning the weather was better, and the sun even peeped through at times. A few very tricky dolphins and a porpoise were spotted at the start of the trip, as well as a couple of seals. We got much better…