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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. 29th May 2009
Date: Friday 29th May 2009
Anchorage: Loch Terbert (west Jura) Position: 55°57’.593N, 05°54’.955W Distance travelled: 65.6NM We travelled 65 miles today with 10 hours “on effort”, so Nienke our scientist was pleased with our input. Lots of birds, all ably identified by Ray, Wendy and crew but not too much other “livestock” although porpoises were picked up on the hydrophone so they were all around us, unseen. We had our first introduction into sailing on the Silurian. Finally, we settled at the ”most beautiful anchorage in the world” according to skipper who zodiacked us over in batches to the loveliest flat-stone covered raised beach. Contest for the most beautiful stone is unresolved as the judge clearly had the winning entry...Slept like bricks after our day of fresh air. # posted by HWDT @ 2:57 AM
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