Close Encounters

The crew on board Saturday’s whalewatch explorer trip set off with much anticipation, despite the low cloud, as the strong winds that had thwarted the previous few trips had dropped, leaving us with perfect conditions. After hearing a rumour that Dolphins had been seen up North that morning we set off to try and catch up with them. By the time we reached the area, they had moved on. However we were treated to a fantastic view of 3 Minke whales, as well as large numbers of porpoise and a wide range of bird species all feeding in the same area. Just as we had turned and were slowly heading for home we were treated to a fantastic view of a Minke whale as it surfaced less then 15m away heading straight for the boat, it then turned and allowed everyone on board the opportunity to take in it’s full size and even see the white on the fins. All of this was topped off by another whale sighting within half an hour of Tobermory bay and porpoise guiding us home. Maybe it was just a good day sightings wise or maybe they knew that it was our guide Dunk’s (A.K.A Harry Potter) last day but either way it made for a special send off.

SLS guide Clare