by Celia Bull | Feb 28, 2023 | Selkie Explorers News
Låder, Rennesøy. This is where I saw the great pulsating, sweeping curtains of green and pink light leaping through the star lit sky. A low rocky bay ringed by islets where the eagles gather to shake their tale feathers, disturb the wildlife and excite the Selkie...
by Celia Bull | Feb 17, 2023 | Selkie Explorers News
God I love this! It’s blowing a gale out there. Winds of 50 coming out of the North West. The boat stinks of diesel fumes with the Refleks stove that had to be turned off when the gusts swung through violently, blowing smoke back down the chimney. That was one thing I...
by Celia Bull | Jun 7, 2020 | Selkie Explorers News, Uncategorized
https://www.selkie-explorers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/norah-video.mp4 It is early June and the heatwave of May has been ousted by blustery chill winds driving out of the North. Norah Barnes has agreed to meet me on the deck of my boat Selkie at low...
by Celia Bull | May 31, 2020 | Selkie Explorers News
Scotland’s year of Coast and Waters 2020 has been thoughtfully shifted to 2021. Communities and businesses around the country invested imagination and effort into creating celebratory events. To have all that love for the ocean and inland waters swept away by the...
by Celia Bull | May 22, 2020 | Selkie Explorers News
It was sailing and mountains that first took me to the Falkland Islands but quickly the wildlife, so much a part of that land and seascape, became the deciding factor in my choice to sell up, buy a boat and sail to the south. With Ada 2 I was blessed with a boat that...
by Celia Bull | May 9, 2020 | Selkie Explorers News
https://www.selkie-explorers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Dolphins-ahoy.mp4 How will Selkie Explorers emerge out of Lockdown? Will she sail with a full crew and passenger list amongst Scottish Islands this summer? How will I safeguard customers, crew, family...