After a summer of exhibitions it was great to get away for a few days and a trip down to Spain to look for whales sounded perfect. Travelling with The Company of Whales we were assured a wealth of expert advice on both cetaceans and sea birds. Unfortunately, the weather was against us. We set sail from Portsmouth in torrential rain and gusting winds and then endured two days of force 9 gales and heaving seas! It was exactly how I had envisaged the Bay of Biscay! Fighting sea sickness our group of determined whale watchers scanned the seas for a sign of a spout, whilst struggling to stand against the wind and shifting deck! No whales but dolphins in the English Channel and plenty of wonderful sea birds. Gannets and Shearwaters, Fulmars, Storm petrels and Skuas soared past on the wind, skimming the wave tops and totally at home in the environment. How amazing to think that these incredible birds spend most of their lives at sea, only coming to land to breed and raise their young. Many thanks to Dave and Judd for working so hard to find us some whales....Maybe next time!!
Hi Kim,I'm currently on nights with my day job if get my drift, thanks for the kind words and yes that trip was hard work.
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Here's a plug for my blog if you want to read it: Avez-Vous un Cuppa? at http://davidearlgray.blogspot.com
Cheers,
Dave.
Ps: I have also added a link to your blog via wildlife art on my blog.
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Cheers,
Dave.
Hi Dave, Great to hear from you!
ReplyDeleteSorry for such a late reply to your posts and thankyou so much for the link to my Blog from yours.
I would love to experimant with some abstract ideas.....watch this space!!
Keep in touch
Best wishes
Kim