On board Silurian: Friday 8th August, 2008

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.

Date: Friday 8th August, 2008

Anchorage: Kyle of Lochalsh

Position: 57° 16’.900N 005° 42’.700W

Distance Travelled: 40 NM

A brilliantly sunny morning, and we left on the final leg of our odyssey, bound for Kyle. We started early to make the tidal gateway of Kyle Rhea, arriving as the current was racing through the narrows, with porpoises and seals on either side of the scary bit. We continued up into lovely Loch Duich, encountering groups of porpoises all the way to the head of the loch, and then back to Kyle. Some serious boat cleaning was followed by a good meal out, and an end to a really adventurous trip, involving a circumnavigation of Harris and Lewis and also of Skye, with several Minch crossings thrown in. Well done all!

# posted by HWDT @ 11:44 AM

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