Pembrokeshire August / Sept

Bern Hanreck · 12 August 2015, 17:43

La Bamba will be berthed in Neyland Marina for a month from this Friday so if you are cruising in West Wales and you fancy a run out in company please get in touch......

Likely to try all the usual haunts from Saundersfoot to Fishguard and out as far as the Smalls .

May even try up the coast a bit further Fishguard to Cardigan , but might trailer to Fishguard for that ? So tides would have be right ......

Regards

Bern

Razorbill RIBs · 12 August 2015, 22:27

Weather permitting we'll be hovercrafting in the Haven all next week... wave if you're passing

then around the power station / Pennar with Razorbill for a few days the following week. Probably be bringing the Arctic (Tystie) round from Cardigan to Fishguard sometime after that.... Drop me a line if you have any Cardigan / Fishguard queries etc

Bern Hanreck · 17 August 2015, 23:59

Day 2 of the cruise turned out to be something special ! We were returning from the Smalls when Paul ( Dhf ) spotted something off the port bow . My first mate Rob said " It looks like dolphins " . Seconds later the first batch of 15 to 20 common dolphins passed us going south . We made a gentle turn to watch them go when the sea seemed full of them . For several minutes they passed us , some going straight by but some coming back to take a closer look at us. I would estimate some some 60 to 100 in all . I have never seen anything like it and Dhf mentioned that only once in his boating experience has he ever seen anything like it either. Truly an experience of a lifetime . One can only wonder what it must be like to see a " superpod " of 1000 to 2000 of the beasts.

Only limited photos I'm afraid , but with a bit of luck Paul may yet post some more...............

Please see pics 2 and 3 ( or indeed browse Paul's Flickr collection ) at

https://www.flickr.com/photos/125562668@N06/

There were also many seals about , but their breeding season has begun so please be cautious with all approaches , and swarms ( are we allowed to say that ? ) of large jellyfish off Tenby / Caldey today .

Dhf · 18 August 2015, 16:33

WOW !! What an awesome experience, really can't thank you enough for the invite Bern, It was a total pleasure to cruise with such good company,
and so great to get the opportunity to photograph the dolphin's, I failed to capture any more than a few Dolphin in any one scene but, Delighted with the one's I did get though, it's one of those moments you need to be there to fully appreciate of course, a moment I shall never forget, I'm still sorting through many of the images I was fortunate to capture, but here's a few for starters.

Dhf · 19 August 2015, 17:54

And a few more from Ramsey to Saundersfoot

Dhf · 19 August 2015, 18:16

Mainly South Pemb's on this set, my favourite section

Dhf · 19 August 2015, 18:26

South Pembrokeshire

kerlstone · 19 August 2015, 19:09

Cracking photo's Dhf, keep them coming.

Gerry.

kerny · 19 August 2015, 19:11

Seconded

:thumbup:

Dhf · 19 August 2015, 22:51

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Originally Posted by kerlstone

Cracking photo's Dhf, keep them coming.

Gerry.

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Originally Posted by kerny

Seconded

:thumbup:

Thanks Guys !!

Some more from mid North Pemb's in this set.

Andre · 20 August 2015, 08:38

Bern, Thousand Islands Expeditions which operates from St. David's has added to their fleet the all red Parker 1000 Baltic SeaSafari RIB which had been running charter trips in the Solent. If you come across her during your visit would appreciate some photos. Thanks.

Enjoy your stay there, the photos posted by Dhf are superb

Bern Hanreck · 20 August 2015, 10:41

Andre , will do ! It was a trip with the 1000 Islands around Ramsey Island that made up my mind about getting a rib in the first place .

Andre · 20 August 2015, 11:08

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Originally Posted by Bern Hanreck

Andre , will do ! It was a trip with the 1000 Islands around Ramsey Island that made up my mind about getting a rib in the first place .

Bern you are not the first and most probably not the last one

who got converted that way

1000 Islands show some photos on their web page / FB page but sadly they have chopped off the T-Top

Dhf · 21 August 2015, 16:35

Last few from our encounter with Dolphins in this set, shame we didn't have a gopro to hand.

Andre · 21 August 2015, 20:50

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Originally Posted by Andre

Bern you are not the first and most probably not the last one

who got converted that way

1000 Islands show some photos on their web page / FB page but sadly they have chopped off the T-Top

Bern, the company actually is www.blueoceanadventures.co.uk