Wednesday 10th June

More blustery conditions today and some sharp showers first thing. Cornwall has certainly provided some extremes over the last couple of weeks. This morning we headed out on an Ocean Discovery, hugging the coast initially to stay out of the worst of the wind, before sailing back with the swells behind us. There were lots of shearwaters out there, and Josh managed to snap a little storm petrel. These tiny seabirds are often blown closer to shore during windy weather, though usually they are spotted later in the summer. We also saw several seals.

This afternoon we had good fun with a visiting bunch of Year 9s from a school in Cambridgeshire who were visiting Cornwall as part of their activities week. Two groups of them came out on an hour and half sail and they had great fun in the breezy conditions. There were lots more seals to see, and the first group had a very brief spot of a single Risso’s dolphin. We realised there were some around because of the cuttlefish remains, but they were being annoyingly elusive!