The Farnes - September 03


Bob picked up the Farnes trip and managed to work in some firsts on his first trip as organiser too... We used Billy Shiels Glad Tidings (II and III) as well as staying near Bamburgh. The Sea was calm and the Vix was excellent so we got to all the usual, best sites - The Somali, Chris Christensen, Knivestone and Blue Caps. The seals were even more inquisitive than usual and most people got a good nibble. After a break of a couple of years I had forgotten how good the Farnes were, well worth the trip as usual. As usual click on the first little pic and then next preview to see the whole thing.

The Somali always has a good shoal of pollack
P9200011.JPG 		The 12 pound gun at the stern of the Somali was obvious amongst the debris
P9200046.JPG 		Unlicensed product placement
P9200074.JPG 		Cap'n Bob keeps it under his hat
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A squattie on the Knivestone
P9210006.JPG 		A shrimp tidying up the debris of some wrasse feeding
P9210010.JPG 		The lobsters seemed small after Norfolk
P9210012.JPG 		Brittle stars freaking each other out
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A shrimp with nothing to do
P9210028.JPG 		Paul making a striking silhouette
P9210036.JPG 		Even urchins like to spread their legs once in a while
P9210042.JPG 		Nudibranches either mating or fighting over their favourite bryzoan
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A little blobby slug
P9210051.JPG 		A blobby slug
P9210052.JPG 		David on the hunt for photograhic victims
P9210061.JPG 		A little scorpion fish
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Seal!
P9210068.JPG 		Seal attacking Paul's fin
P9210069.JPG 		David falling asleep...
P9210071.JPG 		A seal takes advantage of David
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Aroused by the attention of the seals Paul makes a move on David too...
P9210074.JPG 		Back on the hunt for photogenic urchins
P9210080.JPG 		David and Gary pause to discuss seals
P9210081.JPG 		Sexy seals
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No teeth this time
P9210103.JPG 		Those knees look tasty...
P9210104.JPG 		Knee nipping in progress
P9210114.JPG 		EU approved straight slug
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The seals closed in...
P9210143.JPG 		and kept us under surveillence
P9210152.JPG 		...whilst putting on a bit of a show
P9210153.JPG 		We came up right by the colony
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They really didn't like Paul
P9210157.JPG 		Look at me!
P9210158.JPG 		I can do this!
P9210162.JPG 		Do you have to go?
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Me snapping seals in the shallows - David's
Rob&Seal.jpg 		Me missing a really good shot in the shallows - David's
Rob&Seal2.jpg 		Another seal tastes Paul's fin - David's
Seal&Fin.jpg 		Seal art - David's
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Rob Spray.