Tour ends :o(

August 11th, 2007
The tour is over

Maggie took off this morning, gratefully accepting a ride down to the States with another of our caravaners. I’m sorry to see her go – it was great fun having someone to share this last couple weeks.

I’m delighted to have been invited by Dianna and Stiles, another couple on the tour who stayed behind for a couple more days of adventure, to go on a Bird Islands Boat Tour this afternoon, in search of puffins, as well as whatever else might turn up.

Took a little doing to find the site of the boat trip, but we’re certainly glad to we went! It’s a family run business, out of their home, and was fun!! Our captain was the perfect picture of a sea going man, and had plenty of tales to tell. His son, Ian, did just about everything, and was an articulate enjoyable young man!

We saw plenty of seals and bald eagles (Captain Vince told us about 25 times why he absolutely does not like eagles!), and about 10 other varieties of birds.

If you can bring this picture up, there are two bald eagles here!

Thankfully we were in the boat and not in the water when we passed through a huge school (??) of jellyfish!

We were lucky enough to see a small school of dolphins too! Plus lots of gray seals!

Wonderful end to the tour!! I’m going to sleep for days!