High seas diary: Part one
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| 19:08 UK time, Friday, 9 October 2009
Gordon sent in this report from Lerwick in the Shetlands, just before he heads out into the North Atlantic. You can follow his adventures right here...
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Two summers ago I spent three weeks on Shetland searching for killer whales. I had an amazing time, saw lots of wildlife, but alas no killer whales.
A fisherman I spoke to back then in 2007, told me I'd come at the wrong time. Come back in the autumn, he said, and head out into the north sea on my boat.
Well, a couple of autumns have come and gone since then, but for Autumnwatch 2009 I'm back. Lots of hiccups and delays but the trawler is due to set sail on Sunday night, and I'll be on it.
I'm so excited about the trip, but apprehensive too. Seasonal storms, the risk of sea sickness, the perils of the open ocean all make for one big adventure. Second time lucky? I really hope so. You'll be the first to know if I get lucky. Or should I say, WHEN I'm lucky!
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Good luck with your mission to see the Killer Whales Gordon and co!!! Hope that everything goes well for you and the North Sea swells aren't too large ;) xxx
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All the best Gordon, keep those blogs coming in on the whales. Great idea to do it at this time of year.
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Good luck to Gordon and the team. I'm sure you'll get some great footage out there. :)
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All the best for the trip. Looking forward to seeing the footage!
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All the best Gordon....don't get seasick !!
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Can't wait to see the piccies which I'm sure you'll get ...
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Cant wait for next Friday, I have my fingers crossed that you see the whales
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hi gordon hope everthing goes ok for you and that you see tha whales and i hope your not seasick cant waite to see what you find on the show all the best take care of your self
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I am really excited about this project! Hope the weather doesn't get too bad, best of luck!
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Good luck Gordon,
This is an amazing project!
All the best and hope the weather isn't too bad and that you get to see and film the whales :)
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Orcas not killer whales, they are not whales but dolphins. Shame you should know this!
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I hope you find an Orca because they are so beautiful I absolutely love them!
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Good luck Gordon. I watched Orcas when in a kayak, off Victoria Island, Vancouver and was in the middle of a feeding frenzy. It was the most memorable wildlife experience that I have ever had. First the young ones and mummies came in followed by the enormous males - it was so organised - it was breathtaking watching them drive the salmon to the cliff edge and the squeals of what can only be excitement could be heard without audio equipment. I only hope you can get them on film. I shall be watching.
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i am really looking forward to this, its about time we saw Orcas, just one word for it really, Awesome, good luck guys xx
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