Friday 17 June 2011

Dolphins

This pod of dolphins swam beside Alasdair MacLachlan's boat yesterday, accompanying him from Mingary Pier to Macleans Nose. Alasdair is one of our two local commercial fishermen - his boat, the Sylvia T, has featured on the Diary - his main catch being prawns.

Yesterday morning the sea was almost flat calm, ideal conditions for watching dolphins. At this time of year, there's a good chance of seeing them from a boat. They've been spotted recently from the Kilchoan-Tobermory ferry

The Sound of Mull is famous for the clarity of its water, this being one of the reasons why it is such a popular dive area.

To quote Alasdair - "All this happened before a rib came flying past me." Oh dear!

Despite this, he also comments, "Not a bad day at the office."

Many thanks to Titch and Morven for photos and story.

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