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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. 30th June 2009
Tuesday 30th June 2009
Location: Tobermory Bay Position: 56°37.240N 06°04.038W Distance travelled: 30 miles It would have been too much to ask for ANOTHER fantastic day, so nobody was dissapointed when we didn't have any sightings in our trip from Hough Bay back to Tobermory via Hawes Bank. The sea state had picked up slightly, making observing conditions a little more difficult to spot the elusive porpoise or even anything larger. We did spot plenty of seabirds and the scenery as usual was amazing. Once in Tobermory we all mucked in to scrub the boat clean then had a few hours to clean ourselves up and go buy some Tobermory malt or some chocolate from the chocolate factory. We then all had a fabulous farewell meal at the Western Isles hotel. After a few wee drams and a good nights sleep we were on our way. The whole trip was such fun, 10 times what was expected! # posted by HWDT @ 1:57 AM
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