Wednesday 18th June, 2008
Anchorage: Loch Scresort, Isle of Rum
Position: 57°00.800 N 006°16.100 W
Distance surveyed: 35nm

Whales, purpoises and dolphins – Oh my! A breakout second day of observations, with sightings distracting from the ever changing weather. Highlights were a pod of 15 common dolphins, accompanied by a mass of very excited manx shearwaters, first detected by the hydrophone picking up the whistles during Tom and Susie’s acoustic stop.
Jackie and Tom closed the day’s observations by hanging on to the mast with both hands and still seeking the next cetacean.—soon however the wind had morphed in to a simple gale complete with sharp and pointy rain.

In the end, we are still seeking summer while awaiting for solstice party- Gourmet food again tonight features Steve’s local free range braised venison.

Final stop at anchorage, Gordon lost in bath at youth hostel, found 45 minutes later trotting back to his lovely wife.

Anglo-American cultural confusion of the day: numbers and stuff: we (the American ones) say ‘dahhhdah they (those proper Brits) say DAYta