Puffins and Seals and Seagulls, Oh My

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Disclaimer

I know this is late in coming. I know it's been over a month since I actually visited the Isle of May, but I've been a busy boy lately and this is the first chance I've had to post some photo's.

The Isle of May

Need a day trip from St. Andrews? Then I highly recommend the Ilse of May. Take a bus to Anstruther, grab some lunch at Prince Willy's favorite chipper, then hop on the May Princess for a 45 minute ferry ride out to the island.

The Isle of May has no trees, lots of birds, and is small enough that you can walk the length and breadth of it in a day. Puffins and seagulls abound, and during the right time of year, lots of seals too. This was not the best time of year for seals so we only saw a few, but a few is better than none. I enjoyed the island immensely. It was a beautiful place.

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Photos

Isle of May
Cliffs on the western side.

Fish n' Chips
Apparently this was Prince Willy's favorite chip shop while he was a student at St. Andrews. Why the restaurant only had memorabilia from a random visit from Tom Hanks? I don't know. Fantastic fish and chips though.

Isle of May
Note how narrow the passage is to the dock. We almost didn't land because the sea was too rough.

Check the Seal!
You can see him sunning on the rocks.

Isle of May
It's a dark photo, but that's me.

Death on the Island
All you vegans out there, look away now! This is nature at its least cuddly. Primary predator of rabbits on the island - seagulls.

Comments

[Teresa]

smile Brian!
NICE TO SEE YOU - oh how I have missed my travels abroad (through you of course!) - can't wait to have you back home....a good southern cookout will be in order!!!!