{"id":4013,"date":"2017-08-12T16:48:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T15:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2017-08-12T16:48:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T15:48:51","slug":"fade-to-black-newts-north-sea-pelagic-110817","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/northumberland\/north-sea\/fade-to-black-newts-north-sea-pelagic-110817","title":{"rendered":"Fade to black; NEWT&#8217;s North Sea pelagic 11\/08\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we gathered at Royal Quays for our final 4hr evening pelagic for this year, ahead of our switch to 10hr <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/tour\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic&#8217;<\/a> sailings from next Wednesday, there was a stiff breeze, but it was coming off the land so not a great problem for a sailing where we were planning to stay fairly close inshore&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The sea was calmer than it&#8217;s been on any of our trips so far this year, but all around the sky was threatening to do something and we did catch the edge of a shower at one point.\u00a0 Fulmars, Gannets and Kittiwakes passed by, Guillemots were on the water with young and Russ spotted the dorsal fin of a dolphin but it seems to have been on a mission to be elsewhere as it didn&#8217;t hang around.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4747-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Our final 4hr evening pelagic for 2017 had calm seas, dark clouds and a brief appearance by a dolphin\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4747-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4761-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4761-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4761.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4821-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Our final 4hr evening pelagic for 2017 had calm seas, dark clouds and a brief appearance by a dolphin\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4821-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4821-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4821-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4821.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4752-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Our final 4hr evening pelagic for 2017 had calm seas, dark clouds and a brief appearance by a dolphin\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4875-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4875-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170811-DSC_4875.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for 4hr evening sailings until next June, but we&#8217;ve still got a few places on all of our 10hr &#8216;Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic&#8217; trips.\u00a0 Give us a call on 01670 827465 to book your place before they&#8217;re all gone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we gathered at Royal Quays for our final 4hr evening pelagic for this year, ahead of our switch to 10hr &#8216;Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic&#8217; sailings from next Wednesday, there was a stiff breeze, but it was coming off the land so not a great 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