An excellent sea voyage with great weather conditions to the small group of islands off shore from Seahouses - The Farne Islands. We were hoping to land on both Staple Island and Inner Farne but the sea was too turbulent to land on Staple Island. However this was not a problem as the time we had on Inner Farne was just too good to be true. The voyage took us around all the Farne Islands before landing on Inner Farne. There were so many birds around the islands and even grey seals on Longstone Island.

As we landed on Inner Farne we were warned of the attacking Terns as they protected their chicks. They were quite ferocious as they swept down to peck at peoples heads. If you were wearing some kind of hat you were ok. Most of the birds were nesting so there were many chicks around both on the cliff edges and walking across the board walks. You just had to be so careful where you were putting your feet.

One of the main reasons to visit the Farne Islands is to see the thousands of Puffins that nest and live on the islands. June is a good time to visit the Farne Islands as many birds are nesting.

The views from the islands are fantastic. Looking back to the mainland one can see the three main big castles along the coastline - Dunstanburgh, Bamburgh, and Lindisfarne (or Holy Island). It was certainly a brilliant day.