The times of tides in our favour for a passage south were getting later in the day, so it was 1315hrs when we left the Isle of Man on passage to Holyhead. The weather was sunny, the sea slight and with winds between force 1-3 we had to put up with the drone of the engine all the way.
During our trip we have seen so many seas, but for the first time we saw a sparkly sea! It looked like hundreds of sparklers dancing just above the surface of the water. The scientific term is bioluminescence and it is caused through biochemical reactions generated by organisms in the sea. The photograph was taken towards the end of the display and therefore does not do the scene justice.
It had been a lovely warm day, but the temperature dropped quickly as the sun went down and treated us to another stunning sunset. The west coast is so beautiful and the seascapes and sunsets are amazing. Our day was topped off by a wonderful star filled sky.
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