Today Arctica was visited by this Grey Seal which frequents Mallaig Harbour, and has grown fat through the generosity of the local
fishermen. It obviously expected to be fed but turned up its nose at the
bread offered, which was quickly snapped up by the seagulls. One of them was bold enough to be hand fed. Porpoises were seen on the short passage south to Arisaig, and we nearly ran down a young (15ft) basking shark off the mouth of the South Channel which leads in to Arisaig at the head of Loch na Ceall.