Sunday 18th June
It was cooler and greyer today with a bit more of a breeze, but thankfully we didn’t get any rain or thunder. This morning we went a long way south before we started picking up feeding seabirds and then Duncan spotted some far off splashing – common dolphins! Even when we got close to them…
Thursday 15th June
We had two Ocean Discovery trips today in calm conditions and hot sun. We saw grey seals down at the island, especially well this morning when they were hauled out on the rocks. We then headed westwards and everything seemed very quiet – until lots of feeding gannets were spotted in the far distance. Underneath…
Sunday 11th June
harbour porpoise surfacing in front of boat This morning’s four hour because a three hour trip after another very foggy start to the day. However it cleared up beautifully and the wind finally shifted round to a westerly direction. Heading out of the bay we had lovely views of a harbour porpoise surfacing repeatedly near…
Tuesday 6th June
Yet more strong easterly breeze today which made spotting conditions challenging. We stuck to more sheltered waters and had two great Ocean Discovery trips in the strong June sunshine. This morning we went eastwards past the Mount to Cudden point and then went sailing across the bay. We found grey seals in three locations, though…
Monday 29th May
It was a sunny breezy bank holiday Monday, but at least the wind wasn’t as strong as yesterday. On the three hour first thing we went east to try and stay in a bit of shelter and we found some seals in a couple of places. Sailing across the bay we were found by a…
Friday 26th May
Risso’s dolphins Unbroken sunshine all day today, but with an easterly wind which properly chopped up the sea by this afternoon. As soon as we left the harbour this morning we found the remains of a recently preyed upon cuttlefish – sure signs of recent Risso’s dolphin activity. We later found a group spread out…