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The Lady of Firth… Missing? A dull, dark day out on the Firth saw us enjoying our encounters today in the rain! Through the murk, we managed to spot one of our locals, but not the usual loner; this time it was Charlie! Without his mum in the vicinity (not the river, not in the…

Full of Enthusiasm! Continuing on with our skipper segment of the Meet the Team showcase, we’re moving onto Dolphin Mischief with today’s excitable skipper Gus! Out of all the Mischief skippers he is easily the newest to the gig, but he has taken it all in his stride and learned everything that was thrown at…

What A Day! After a miserable weather day yesterday, preventing all sailings from going out for the day, it was nice to get back out on the water today! And what a day it was! Exciting, exciting news, amazing sightings, and just all round good fun with all of the local wildlife really putting on…

Making The Right Choice The Moray Firth has an abundance of wonderful wildlife, and an abundance of operators to take you to go and see it. When it comes down to choosing a tour operator for your next Moray Firth adventure, there are a few reasons why Dolphin Spirit may be your first choice. Between…

Our Big, Big Three We’re always referring to the “Big 3” here at Dolphin Spirit, in reference to the 3 mammals often spotted out on our trips; otters, seals, and of course, dolphins. Well, while we had two of three spotted today, we certainly had an altogether different Big 3 out on the water, in…

Second Super Skipper! I know, a not very creative subtitle, but it’s true! Our Meet the Team showcase continues today with our second skipper so far, Brian! Brian has been with us for the past three years as one of our main Dolphin Spirit skippers. He’s a hard worker and always smiling, so our days are certainly brighter with Brian on board! When it comes to skippering, he’s a dab hand at not just driving, but giving our passengers lessons too, regardless of age! He’s a firm believer in everyone and is always a bright character on the boat, and his wheelhouse door is always open! He’s got keen eyes as well, and always has his binoculars at the ready; he may even give announcements of distant sightings before anyone else has even glimpsed it! Brian likes to make sure…

Getting the Timing Juuuuust… Wrong! We had a rather lovely start to the day, with glorious sunshine for the first three sailings of the day. We weren’t the only ones enjoying it either, as the seals were out sunning themselves as soon as even just an inch of mudflat became available! One of our seals…

A Beautiful Day and Lovely Encounters Another gorgeous, mirror-calm day out on the firth had us puffing our chests in hopeful anticipation of another successful day of sightings aboard Dolphin Spirit and Mischief. We were blessed with plenty of visits from seals – mostly harbour seals – around Alturlie Point and Meikle Mee throughout the…

We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat… Mischief got out today to enjoy the rays which graced the Outer Firth this afternoon; after the forecast of heatwave conditions for the rest of the country, we here up north were understandably wondering where ours would be. We got our “heatwave” in the form of some late sunshine…

Sightings Worth Celebrating Today’s morning sailings for Mischief and Spirit were very successful! The RIB of course set out first, trundling past the river and bridge and out towards Munlochy Bay. It was here that Mischief encountered our first dolphins of the day, before heading up to Chanonry in the hopes of finding more. When…

The Original Super Skipper! We’ve been through the office, we’ve surveyed all the guides, all we have left are the skippers! Today we’re starting with Stuart, one of our longest running skippers. The only full-time skipper, working all through winter too, Stuart is a dab hand when it comes to caring for the Dolphin Spirit….

Chasing the Grey Away The Moray Firth with plagued with some pretty horrible weather today; with a tremendous westerly wind all day and some scattered, heavy showers throughout, it wasn’t exactly a day for going outside. However, that was not enough to deter our guide Krystyna (who took her usual sabbatical to Chanonry Point), or…