After a heavy night out with half the crew managing to score tickets at the Hebridean Celtic Festival - Runrig supported by the Peat Bog Faeries, and the other half settling for McNeils live music night, we set of towards Loch Shell south of Stornway to look for cetacean sightings. The weather started off overcast with some wind but as we headed further south the swell increased and the visual observation was abandoned at the mast. A couple of Grey Seals were sighted but unfortunately for us the whales were playing a different game!!
As we headed back to Stornoway Marcus spotted something in the water, everyone’s hopes rose as we waited for another sighting, then it came, a Risso’s Dolphin breaching just infront of the bow. The rest of the volunteers emerged from the cabins but the sighting was only brief, as soon as it appeared, it was gone again.
We tied up for the night again in Stornoway and some of the female crew once again headed for the showers and the shops. Dinner followed by the preparation for heading out to the Hebridean Celtic Festival for the last night!!

Log by: Rosie