Two days left
27th August 2011
In: News and Updates
Well, that's us just got 2 days left of the research cruise and all we've really got left to do is packing and cleaning. We moved from the (abyssal site which we were working at for the first 3 weeks) to a shallower site in the Porcupine Seabight (about 1000m) a couple of days ago and have been here since then. There has been a bit more in the way of wildlife, with a small group of shearwaters following the boat this morning and a much bigger group of fulmars following us too. The fulmars appeared to be drinking the water around the boat, so perhaps they were following us for the fresh water overflow gets discharged from the grey water tanks on board? Any suggestions are gratefully received, but they were definitely licking the surface of the sea!
A great shearwater skimming past the ship
A fulmar in flight
And another fulmar, apparently drinking from the surface of the sea
We finish our last few pieces of work tonight and will be setting off for home between 4 and 6am on Sunday morning, so will see what we see tomorrow as we head back towards land! Apparently we can't get into Falmouth to dock until late in the evening on Monday, so will have most of the day for (hopefully) some coastal photography from a part of the UK I don't get the chance to visit often enough.
A great shearwater skimming past the ship
A fulmar in flight
And another fulmar, apparently drinking from the surface of the sea
We finish our last few pieces of work tonight and will be setting off for home between 4 and 6am on Sunday morning, so will see what we see tomorrow as we head back towards land! Apparently we can't get into Falmouth to dock until late in the evening on Monday, so will have most of the day for (hopefully) some coastal photography from a part of the UK I don't get the chance to visit often enough.