We woke to an absolute pea souper! See photo. You literally couldn’t see the land which was 50 m away. No wind to blow it away either. We went out anyway about midday hoping ( and thinking) that it would clear. it is a very strange and disconcerting thing. You are completely surrounded by cloud. Our boat is in the centre of a ⭕️ circle at the edge of which is just a white wall. About 50 to 100 m away for 4 hours. No change of view at all. Intense concentration needed to look out for lobster pots ahead. Quite tiring and not pleasant at all. Of course we have electronic navigation aids like sat navs so we know where we are in the world and in relation to the coast etc. Can you imagine what it would have been like for the mariners of old. Maybe it’s an optical Illusion but it felt like we were going round in circles. At one time a motor cruiser came very close to us and it is very unnerving, as you just don’t know if they have seen you. We were motoring a lot of the way as there was no wind and hugging the coast between Loch gairloch and Loch torridon. The mist finally started to lift at the entrance to the latter; but then came down again. Very frustrating as we knew the scenery we were missing was stunning. Eventually it did lift to reveal THE most spectacular views of the mountains surrounding Loch torridon. The sun blazed out of a cobalt blue sky and there were just a million diamonds sparkling on the sea surrounding us. We had put the sails up by now so drifted noiselessly towards sheildaig our destination at the head of the loch. I hope the photos do it justice, as it is impossible to describe the views adequately. We had decided where to anchor according to the ccc ( Clyde cruising club) pilot. East side of sheildaig island in 4/6 metres. All went well! What a relief to be able to see beyond 100 m! We noticed some swimmers near the island as we were anchoring and later they came very near us so I had a little conversation. They had pink floats attached to them for safety……. a very good idea. Swimmers which are usually half submerged with no obvious visual sign above water are really inconspicuous…… bit like bikes and lorries . They asked me if they were easily identifiable, and I assured them that they were to us because we were so used to looking out for lobster pots . We got the dinghy off and went ashore to a little pontoon where kids were swimming and having fun. Walking round the village we noted the shop and almost next door was a pub/restaurant. They were only serving outside so we sat and had a beer and a glass of wine. Any thoughts of a meal there were abandoned as the midges were out in force! As we motored back to her boat in the dinghy I took a couple of photos which I think Maybe the best picture yet of Angelique.
What I learned today……………,may be a bit of a cliche, but “every cloud really does have a silver lining “
50 m visibility for 4 hours 
Then this
Badachro In thick fog 
Finally lifted in Loch torridon 
Sheildaig 
Pub 
View from pub to Angelique anchored
Mountains surrounding Loch torridon 
Mist finally lifting 
Approaching sheildaig
Sue x
Angelique 