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daisy Top Member Posts: 1,216	Jim's Journal Jun 13, 2016 10:43:01 GMT Eli likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daisy on Jun 13, 2016 10:43:01 GMT Eli the plants around the fountain are your cup of tea - they look lovely!

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Jim's Journal Jun 13, 2016 17:53:50 GMT

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Jun 13, 2016 10:38:01 GMT roofgardener said:

It's great to see you back again sweetpea , and its great news about the truncated stay.

daitheplant ... Miss M was in South Wales last week, on a dolphin-watching trip to New Quay. Is that anywhere near you ?

It`s further west along the coast Roofus.

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Jim's Journal Jun 13, 2016 20:03:43 GMT

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Jun 13, 2016 17:53:50 GMT daitheplant said:

Jun 13, 2016 10:38:01 GMT roofgardener said:

It`s further west along the coast Roofus.

I took my sister dolphin watching, on a boat from Newquay..... and saw a seal! Not a fin anywhere

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Jim's Journal Jun 13, 2016 20:07:18 GMT

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Jun 13, 2016 20:03:43 GMT dianthus said:

Jun 13, 2016 17:53:50 GMT daitheplant said:

It`s further west along the coast Roofus.

I took my sister dolphin watching, on a boat from Newquay..... and saw a seal! Not a fin anywhere

You should have gone Wale watching instead Di.

dianthus Top Member From the Garden of England Posts: 2,053	Jim's Journal Jun 13, 2016 20:10:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dianthus on Jun 13, 2016 20:10:59 GMT I thought they were sharks, basking sharks, that visit Cardigan Bay in the Summer, daitheplant ?

roofgardener Top Member PLanting Chillis Posts: 2,378	Jim's Journal Jun 13, 2016 20:14:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by roofgardener on Jun 13, 2016 20:14:39 GMT You can go Whale Watching in Wales ? Gosh. Who'da thunkit ?

daitheplant Top Member Posts: 6,385	Jim's Journal Jun 13, 2016 20:19:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daitheplant on Jun 13, 2016 20:19:27 GMT As Di says, you can see Basking Sharks if you are lucky.

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,916	Jim's Journal Jun 13, 2016 21:40:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Jun 13, 2016 21:40:43 GMT I did think you meant the National Botanic gardens sweetpea when you first mentioned it but the one you went to looks lovely & was probably more manageable to get around, put some more pics. on please when you have time.

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Jim's Journal Jun 14, 2016 8:45:22 GMT peony likes this

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Jun 13, 2016 20:19:27 GMT daitheplant said:

As Di says, you can see Basking Sharks if you are lucky.

"Lucky" ? Methinks that depends on the context ?

Seeing a basking shark close-up from a viewing boat is lucky.
Seeing a basking shark close-up if you're swimming or surfing.... hmmm... possibly less so ?

Thrilling, no doubt. Exciting certainly. But not necessarily lucky !

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Jim's Journal Jun 14, 2016 9:56:48 GMT grindle, SueA, and 2 more like this

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Basking sharks are harmless roofie unless they decide to sit on you!
Newquay is a v. nice village and popular with the tourists.
You can sit near the beach anywhere in Pembrokeshire and with luck you will see whales, dolphins big jellyfish, all sorts and underwater there are seahorses, turtles, and all sorts of creatures.

I'll get around to it eventually

dianthus Top Member From the Garden of England Posts: 2,053	Jim's Journal Jun 14, 2016 12:05:33 GMT sweetpea likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dianthus on Jun 14, 2016 12:05:33 GMT Don't forget the characterful puffins on Skomer, sweetpea

roofgardener Top Member PLanting Chillis Posts: 2,378	Jim's Journal Jun 14, 2016 12:28:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by roofgardener on Jun 14, 2016 12:28:53 GMT It sounds amazing, sweetpea and dianthus. I have a deckchair on the Roofgarden... but all I can see are wood pigeons. And bricks.

dianthus Top Member From the Garden of England Posts: 2,053	Jim's Journal Jun 14, 2016 12:47:22 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dianthus on Jun 14, 2016 12:47:22 GMT Skomer is brilliant, isn't it, sweetpea ? Not so sure about the island with the smelly gannets, though

daitheplant Top Member Posts: 6,385	Jim's Journal Jun 14, 2016 18:20:43 GMT grindle and sweetpea like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daitheplant on Jun 14, 2016 18:20:43 GMT Also, Roofus, the JELLYfish are also of various flavours.

roofgardener Top Member PLanting Chillis Posts: 2,378	Jim's Journal Jun 14, 2016 20:58:10 GMT dianthus likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by roofgardener on Jun 14, 2016 20:58:10 GMT Bit chewy though ?

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