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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. Monday 30th July 2007
Anchorage: Kyle of Lochalsh
Position: 57° 16’.800N 005° 42’.700W Distance Travelled: 39 NM Big exciting last day. Left Loch Torridon, spotting porpoises and seals until we got near Portree, where we rescued a fellow yacht which had no engine power and was on its way towards the rocks. Towed it until the lifeboat arrived. Carried on our journey towards Kyle, but were way-layed again – this time by seven bottlenose dolphins, a brilliant sight to see. Clearly our plans of getting into Kyle nice and early were being conspired against…a flurry of porpoises in the perfect sighting conditions didn’t exactly help, but now we’re safely moored alongside, giving the boat a good clean, and looking forward to a meal out to celebrate what has been a quite extraordinary trip for the places we’ve been, the wildlife we’ve seen and, of course, the folk we’ve travelled with. Well done, all! Silurian Log Archives
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