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On board Silurian
Most weeks April through October she is either monitoring the waters of the west coast of Scotland for whales, dolphins, and porpoises, or serving as a floating classroom for one of the many Argyll island primary and secondary schools. Read the log below to find out what Silurian and her crew have been up to each week and all about the whales, dolphins and porpoises they spot! To find out about the latest marine life sightings spotted elsewhere, click here. If you would like to send the crew an e-mail with your questions click here. Click here to view the Silurian Log archive. 20 June 2005
Feeling a little worse for wear after Bev’s birthday we made ready to go. After the first of many anchor winching sessions we set off down from our anchorage through the infamous Corryvreckan whirlpool, where we encountered our only sightings of the day. Two groups of two porpoises, furiously swimming against the strong currents of Corryvreckan. As we came into open water, the sails went up for the first time and we surveyed the waters in between the south of Mull and the coast of Jura. Our destination for dinner was West Loch Tarbert in Jura, a very remote spot famous for its raised beaches (which the adventurous amongst us explored before tea).
 As we neared its mouth we received a good drenching from a passing raincloud, after which everyone was on deck to enjoy the views.  Position at anchor: 55 57.537N, 005 55.007W Weather: overcast with showers, force 3 SW Distance travelled : 50 miles Silurian Log Archives
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