Just to let you all know that we are still going to be sailing right until the New Year so if you are in the area and would like a trip to the Farne Islands and see all the cute seal pups then we will be sailing everyday from 11am, 12,30pm and maybe a 2pm. … Read more
During our trips on Monday there were a noticeable increase in new born seals on Brownsman, Wames and Staple Island compared to the last few days. We did not get out on Tuesday due to the weather but when we returned on Wednesday we were gob smacked as there was an explosion of pups everywhere. … Read more
Well its that time of the year once again and as we near the end of the season new arrivals are starting to appear. Yes, I’m taking about the new born seal pups. We had a few early ones this year but unfortunately they did not make it but the ones that are starting to … Read more
Today we not only saw the 1st seal pup on the rocks but we also spotted a 2nd one. Finally the seal season is underway and lets hope it’s another good one like last year. A few weeks ago my brother spotted one on the Longstone Island but unfortunately it had pasted away, which was … Read more
The grey seal pups are starting to arrive in abundance now, and at the last count their was 526 but over the last four days we have had dreadful seas with big waves and we have not been able to get out so fingers crossed the seals and their pups have managed to survive this … Read more
On Saturday 8th October the first seal pup of the year was spotted on the Longstone Island. It’s lovely to see but I’m not sure if this pup will survive as its on a very low rock and the weather has changed since Saturday and the big seas have started to roll in. I have … Read more
The seal season is well underway now and at the last count there was 1,227 seal pups around the islands and that’s 102 more than this time last year. On Saturday there was a gap in the weather and he seas were calm enough to get out. With a few guests on board we headed … Read more
On Monday we were sitting outside the harbour when the fog came in and as we were waiting for our guests I got a call from my cousin saying that he nearly hit a Basking Shark as he did not see it until the last second due to the fog. After asking where he was … Read more
