New member says hello!

[ron1863]

Hi Gill and welcome to the forum

[humbug]

hi gill,
welcome to WAB.
brian.

[Jez]

Hello Gill , W'elcome AB'oard Wab youv'e certainly have been welcomed in ,glad your a member. If our wild about britain like all of us here then you'll be hooked i promise. Have fun-Jez

[cresshead101]

heya!great to meet ya!a warm welcome,i hope to see ya around the site!wab is a great site,the people here are all great,i have'nt met one who is unfriendly or not up for a chat!have a great time,from what iv'e seen,you're not afraid to post,that's for sure!keep it up,hope to see ya aroond!

[derekmc]

Hi Gill - just like to say "hello" as well, and I hope you enjoy the site as much as I've enjoyed reading your posts.

It'll be great to hear how you got on with the boat trip - any luck with the dolphins & whales?

All the best,
Derek

[Gill Osborne]

Whoops...haven't been able to get online for a few days as something was wrong with the pc so Neil had to sort it out

Boat trip from Seahouses was fantastic!!!! I can thoroughly recommend it

Because of the tide our sailing wasn't until 11.15am. We set off and were soon out in the open sea and surrounded by lots of passing Gannets - some passing right over the boat. I love these birds and can spend hours just watching them fish and glide by - they're awesome
We sailed around a few of the islands and inlets and were told about the rescue of The Forfarshire by Grace Darling and her father in the mid-1800's (can't remember exact year off the top of my head - shame on me LOL). There were HUNDREDS of Grey Seals basking on the rocks and a few swimming around the boat which had stopped at this point to let folks see the seals and take photos.
Most of the breeding birds had left the islands by now - there were just a few Cormorants, Shags, Kittiwakes and Herring Gulls on the islands.
I had been hoping to see Shearwaters but there were none to be had....or Storm Petrels which I would love to see (don't know if it was the wrong time of day for them?). Lots of Gannets though and on the way back the skipper stopped the boat as there were a couple of dolphins swimming around. Unfortunately though they didn't show so poor Neil did not get to see any cetaceans on this trip Oh well....I'm sure there'll be plenty more opportunities in the near future on days off together.