On board Silurian: Saturday 16th 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: Saturday 16^th August, 2008

Anchorage: Arisaig

Position: 56° 54’.100N 005° 51’.900W

Distance Travelled: 67 NM

We loved our marathon day on effort yesterday so much that we thought we’d do it again today…Up early, and under the Skye bridge, and through the tidal gateway at Kyle Rhea, where the sloshing current sped us through at 11.6 knots. Down the Sound of Sleat, with some warp-speed dolphin wannabe porpoises, and a flighty minke. We surveyed up Loch Nevis, then back towards the Point of Sleat, and were heading for Arisaig and our anchorage, but the evening was so bonny, that we decided to stay out for more. The sea was calm, and the light on all the land surrounding us – Rum, Eigg, Skye and the mainland – was luminous and glowing. The Hebrides at their best. The sun setting behind Rum once we were moored in Arisaig was pretty special too. After the Skipper’s speciality haggis, we popped ashore for a pint and some music, although it wasn’t exactly the traditional Scottish music we had been promised…

# posted by HWDT @ 6:55 AM

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