Keeping the pump out of the waves was a bit of a problem
Good job the lifeboatmen were
on hand to hang on to Joel!
Joel came up out of the water still wearing his hat
The whale was feeling rather "flat"
When someone shouts "Wave!" they don't mean your hand...
See? I did tell you you'd get wet!
OK. So it's a beached whale.
Now what?
The team beginning to get to grips with things.
Whale and its rescuers heading out to sea - the first time...
... and the second time ...
... one step forward and
two steps back ...
The sea was decidedly 'interesting' and the RNLI men moved in closer, ready to grab us if needed
Now we move on to the dolphin
All is going well and the dolphin is being stretchered into the sea
Brace yourselves for the waves ...
I said, BRACE yourselves!
OK, so Ryan let go ...
... and the waves just
kept on coming!
Still hanging on tight, but at least the dolphin's still in the stretcher
Ryan's punishment for
letting go and falling over
An enjoyable day's training under realistic conditions (big waves, wind, rain, sun, hail, more rain, more big waves!)