Cruising along in comfort on the Caledonian Canal
14.07.11
THERE may not be enough room to swing a cat - or the boat's dog - in the cabins of the barge Fingal of Caledonia, but there's a wide-open experience ahead and a warm welcome and hospitality on board.
This is cruising with a difference. There are no heirs and graces and the emphasis is on the outdoors and a bit of adventure combined with cruising through spectacular scenery and the comforts of good company and splendid home-cooking.
Fingal - a converted 1929 Belgian 128ft Spitz barge - sails the Caledonian Canal and the various lochs in between from Fort William to Inverness and back again offering a variety of week-long and four-day cruise holidays for up to 12 passengers.
Source: Highland News
Tall tails and true as season kicks off
08.07.11
"Some are very shy and others are fascinated with humans to the point of blowing their spout repeatedly at a group of people to see their reactions," he says.
At Cape Solander in the Sydney suburb of Kurnell, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service rangers and local volunteers collect scientific data on annual whale migration. A week or two ago, Cape Solander recorded 84 whales in one day, which is already close to last year's record.
Geoff Ross of the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service says predictions of a 10 per cent increase on last year's numbers are being borne out. Cape Solander lookout is perched on sandstone cliffs above a whale migration route just 200m offshore.
Source: The Australian
Body Of Drowning Victim Pulled From Russian River
05.07.11
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. -- Safety officials from Sonoma and Marin counties searched for hours for a swimmer who went missing in the Russian River before finally pulling the body from the water Monday evening, according to authorities.
Monte Rio fire chief told KTVU that the body was recovered from the river at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Sonoma County Fire, working with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department and Monte Rio fire officials, received a call at 2:17 p.m. that sent them searching for someone was had been swimming in the Russian River near the community of Monte Rio.
Another person, who appears to have been swimming with the missing person, was brought out
Source: KTVU San Francisco
Rental boat and concession information: 760-432-2023. EL CAPITAN: There were DFG trout plants two and foure weeks ago. There were 42 anglers checked who reported landing 113 bass. Bowfishing for carp is now allowed here. The lake is open Thursday
It rises as our inflatable dinghy pulls closer, until water is cascading down the two-metre-wide glass dome and a bright yellow deck appears. This is the first Triton 3300/3, a new model created by Florida-based Triton Submarines, one of only a few