Showers and a Show

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 has been in a bit of a predicament recently though, as it was sighted with a particularly nasty gash on its neck; perhaps in a fight with another seal, or in an accident of some kind, but it didn’t seem to bother it very much all being said. We also got to watch a little bit of drama around Meikle Mee, with the terns fighting among themselves over who should sit where on the buoy; at least 8 of them were vying for top spot! With the tide dropping all through the day, at the end of the 2pm sailing, the seals were beginning to drop back into the water, almost as if they were anticipating the arrival of two finned visitors… and the storm they brought with them!

Visit from an Angel?
The heavens opened on our 4pm sailing, putting a bit of a damp mood on the end of a very quiet day all in all. That didn’t deter us though, as we got out into the firth, jackets at the ready! Good thing that we did, as when we approached Kilmuir, two very active fins crossed our path. Kesslet and Charlie finally decided to grace us with their presence, Kesslet struggling with a rather small but obviously troublesome fish! As she surfed by atop the waves, mouth agape, it almost looked like she was laughing at us! Charlie on the other hand was distracting s couple of curious and hungry gulls, flapping his flukes in the air in big long dives. They moved off towards the bridge, so we left them to it, hoping to return to the area and catch them later. Luckily enough we did, encountering a cheeky Charlie, who excited us all with a fleeting dive and surface right under our noses on the left hand side of the lower deck. We watched him disappear off into the rain as we returned to the marina, hopeful for a quiet moment in the squall to dry off! A successful trip all in all!