![]() After a 30-minute boat ride due east of Seahouses sheltered harbor, the Farnes was finally in sight.Įquipment at the ready, I began to don the last pieces of my drysuit and help my husband Joey do the same. Terns, fulmars, and guillemots circled the air and water hunting for fish. The weather was perfect, relatively flat seas and cotton clouds in an otherwise cobalt sky. Looking out over the sapphire waves flecked with whitecaps, and the dramatic coastline of the Farne Islands, I could see the occasional black bobbing head of a seal in the chop. Every Autumn around 1,000 seal pups are born in the Farnes and can be seen sunbathing on the rocks. This is the second-largest seal colony in the UK. The Outer Farnes is considered the less populated of the islands and home to between 3,000 and 4,000 grey seals. Isolated and vulnerable, this collection of 15-20 islands (depending on the level of the tide), is not only the most famous Sea Bird Sanctuary in the British Isles but also has a large colony of seals. As part of the Northumberland region, the Farne Island archipelago can be found 3-5 kilometers off the coast between Seahouses and Bamburgh municipalities. This sparsely populated county is made up of castles and farmland as far as the eye can see. Northumberland is a historic county in the northeast of England just south of the Scottish border. While there are many places in the world that are known for their seal encounters, the Farnes Islands, ranks at the top of the list. ![]() When in England, right? This is what I thought to myself as I booked our Farne Island seal diving trip. A post shared by Travel Buddies 4 Life on at 4:41pm PST ![]()
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