We did a 7hr sea trip with Sea Life Surveys. It cost £80 each and was worth every penny. This is not an ordinary boat trip where people take your money, show you a few things, teach you nothing and put nothing into conservation. These guys have been undertaking Hebridean Cetacean research now for over 30 years and by taking passengers out some of their costs are met. We saw a feeding group of 3000+ Manx Shearwater, 4 Minke Whales, plenty of harbour Porpoise and a few other bits and pieces. The crew on-board give you all the tools to find and identify your own marine wildlife. Here are some of the images
feeding Manx Shearwaters
with a Gannet
Seals
The Three Cormorant of the Apocalypse
The beach where we landed for a 30 minute dinner break
Simon found this Bonxie (Great Skua) for the trip to enjoy. The Bonxie is also known as The Pirate of the Seas
On our way back in to Tobermory Andy put his plankton net over the side, the contents of which were then displayed on a TV screen. Even the plankton is used as part of the research program forming food for many species. Jellyfish and Lobster larvae can be seen
Without doubt we'll be doing this trip again next year and who knows - we may be lucky enough to catch up with the resident Orca pod
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