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Day off!

Posted by : Tony Barber - Sunday, 31 August 2008

2 Dolphins, 8 Porpoise & 20 Seals today.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Saturday, 30 August 2008

8 Porpoise & 25 Seals today.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Friday, 29 August 2008

8 Dolphins & 50 Seals sighted today

Posted by : Tony Barber - Thursday, 28 August 2008

20 Dolphins, 10 Porpoise & 50 seals sighted today.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Wednesday, 27 August 2008

4 Dolphins 3 Porpoise & 40 Seals sighted today.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Tuesday, 26 August 2008

16 Dolphins and 60 seals sighted today

Posted by : Tony Barber - Monday, 25 August 2008

Day off!

Posted by : Tony Barber - Sunday, 24 August 2008

We spotted dolphins on one of the 5 trips today, however it was a pod of around 8 moving from Mwnt to Cardigan Island. Unfortunately some jet skis then arrived and the dolphins didn't hang around. Plenty of seals around cemaes head again with about 20 hauled out on the beach at one point with at least that many in the water. One group of passengers had recently been to see mama mia and burst into song which the seals found intriguing! Also a king fisher was spotted in one of the caves on cemaes head - weird!

Posted by : Tony Barber - Saturday, 23 August 2008

A total of 9 Dolphins spotted on 3 of the 5 trips today plus plenty of seals.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Friday, 22 August 2008

No dolphins today but we did have some sunshine! Also between 80 - 100 seals hauled out around cemaes head.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Thursday, 21 August 2008

Dolphins sighted on 2 of our 4 trips today, both times off Mwnt. 60 - 80 seals hauled our on the beach around cemaes head.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Wednesday, 20 August 2008

We only managed to get out 1 trip today and then the bar whipped up a little too rough due to a big ground swell. However we did see around 50 seals on the beach but no dolphons today.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Tuesday, 19 August 2008

No trips today due to the weather. Great weather for surfing but not boat trips!

Posted by : Tony Barber - Monday, 18 August 2008

Day of rest!

Posted by : Tony Barber - Sunday, 17 August 2008

Dolphins on 3 of our 5 trips today plus 2 porpoise on another. On pod of around 6 dolphins was very close in at Mwnt beach. 20 - 30 seals now hauled out around cemaes head.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Friday, 15 August 2008

4 porpoise just off Cardigan Island. 6 atlantic grey seals by Cardigan farm park. Pod of 3 - 4 bottlenose dolphins just off mwnt. 1 porpoise between Cardigan Island & cemaes head. 30 - 40 seals hauled out on the beach (including 3 pups) plus another 5 - 10 in the water around the boat. Sun fish off cemaes head.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Thursday, 14 August 2008

No trips today due to the weather. Would you believe its August!

Posted by : Tony Barber - Wednesday, 13 August 2008

3-4 dolphins just off Cardigan Island on 1 trip then at least 20 on the last trip of the evening.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Tuesday, 12 August 2008

A pod of 4-6 Dolphins sighted today on 1 trip (out of 3) between Cardigan Island & Mwnt. A young Dolphin jumped clear of the water to our surprise about 30 metres from the boat. Loads of seals today on the beaches around cemaes head. On one trip there were at least 20 around the boat.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Monday, 11 August 2008

Day off!!

Posted by : Tony Barber - Sunday, 10 August 2008

No trips today due to the weather.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Saturday, 9 August 2008

Only 2 porpoise again today, not that they are a disappointment!! We don't see them as regularly as the Dolphins, so its always nice. Plenty of seals around Cardigan Island as well.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Friday, 8 August 2008

2 seperate sightings of porpoise today with 4 all together, plus plenty of seals.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Thursday, 7 August 2008

2 separate pods of between 6 - 8 dolphins were seen today in between Cardigan Island & Mwnt plus plenty of seals (to many to count) and 6 surfers on Cardigan Bar!

Posted by : Tony Barber - Wednesday, 6 August 2008

A good day for Dolphins sightings today, seeing them on all of our 3 trips today. Two pods of between 6 - 8 were feeding between cardigan island and mwnt. A real treat was one of the baby dolphins putting on a lovely show for us. Not quite as graceful as the parents but very cute! Also we had some singing seals in one of the caves by Cardigan Island Farm Park.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Tuesday, 5 August 2008

"We went out on the early bird trip on Sat 2nd Aug and we thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a real treat to see the dolphins and the seals - the experience left us smiling all day! Even if we hadn't been so lucky the trip was well worth it. The information about the wildlife in the area was fantastic, and spotting the birds the birds was fantastic. We will recommend this trip to anyone we come across and will be doing it again when we visit the area in future." - Rosie Ruston

Posted by : Tony Barber -

It was quite rough at times today which can make it more dificult to spot the Dolphins but I'm glad to say we did see a Pod of 4 - 6 feeding by Cardigan Island Farm Park on one of the 3 trips. A great day for Seals around Cemaes Head with some huge bull seals coming very close to the boat.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Monday, 4 August 2008

Only one sighting of the dolphins today on our early bird trip, with 2 dolphins taking us by surprise by emerging from a wave well clear of the water right next to the boat. The dolphins then stayed with the boat for 20 minutes! We're also pleased that the seals seem to be returning to the beaches around cemaes head, presumably in preparation for the pupping season.

Posted by : Tony Barber - Saturday, 2 August 2008

"As chairman of the Mid and West Wales Down's Syndrome Group, I want to extend our thanks and appreciation of the 3 back to back trips into Cardigan Bay that you provided for our families on Saturday the 12th of July. Both children and adults had a great time. It was an unforgettable afternoon, both educational and lots of fun seeing all the wildlife."

Posted by : Tony Barber - Friday, 1 August 2008

We managed to dodge the rain pretty well today, well most of it anyway :-) We had 3 sightings of the dolphins today on a total of 5 trips. The evening trips saw the two best sightings with a pod of between 8 - 10 surfacing all around the boat, within as little as 2 metres.

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