http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:46:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last Sunday’s trip to Lundy was scheduled to be the last of the year but I am already being asked for a trip in about a month’s time to see the seal pups and any unusual, migrating birds. We will see! We locked out of the River Tawe at 10.00 ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=30 Friday 12th August We had a request to take a party of young ladies from Cardiff to Lynmouth, where the girls were staying for a “hen party” weekend. We agreed a price and arranged to pick the girls up at the Pier Head side of Cardiff Bay at a time that would ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=29 Hi Everyone, Planned trips for this weekend are: Saturday AM, Swansea Bay Experience and South Gower as far as Oxwich Bay. Saturday PM, Worm’s Head and south too see the seabirds, seals and possibly dolphins. Sunday, looks like another good day for a Lundy trip, depart Swansea at 10.15 hrs return 18.00 hrs. lets ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=28 On the tubes of our RIB are written, “Seals, Porpoises, Dolphins & Puffins all seen from this boat on local trips”. However, it is not very often that we see all of these on one trip, Saturday was an exception. We left Swansea at 10.15 in balmy conditions and after ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=27 We had a brilliant trip to Lynmouth and Ilfracombe today. Sea was calm sun was warm and wildlife was in abundance. Took some photos of a small (40cm) Sunfish which we approached and it stayed on the surface around the boat for several minutes, a large adult male seal popped its ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=24 We have 2 spaces for a trip to Lundy on Saturday when sightings of Common Dolphins and Basking Sharks are a real possibility. Leaving Swansea 10.15hrs, returning 18.15hrs. First come first served, so book early. On Sunday we will travel to Lynmouth / Ilfracombe again in the morning and to Worm’s ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=25 Still haven’t had our first Lynmouth / Ilfracombe or Lundy trips of the season yet. With the late evenings for the next few months a Friday /Saturday or Sunday evening trip to north Devon is very feasible and enjoyable, Have a pint and a pasty in Ilfracombe or ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=26 Some time since my last blog, a combination of being busy with other boating matters, poor weather and a short break to the Scillies has meant that there has not been a lot to report about over the last month or so. However, we had a super trip today. Along with ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=21 Having established that a suitable weather window had been found, a full contingent of bird enthusiasts boarded Drake at the Outer Tawe Pontoon and we set off for Worm’s Head, hoping to see the first of this seasons Puffins. Our passengers included a number of senior, though sprightly, birders from Kent, ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=20 Whenever we undertake any trip, we always have to take heed of the present and forecast weather, for the area which we are to visit. Saturday’s trip to Somerset was no exception. The conditions at the start of the trip were excellent and the forecast was for winds, northerly at ... http://coastalribtours.co.uk/blog/?p=19