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Definitely a day of two halves! The wind blew all night. There was no creaking as it was so strong that we were continually squashed tight against the pontoon… just leaning over a bit and The pontoons were bouncing all over the place . Realising that we wouldn’t be going anywhere in a hurry inContinue reading “Friday 7 August Lochmaddy to Scalpay 34 nm”

After a peaceful night it was lovely to wake to sunshine and blue skies for a change. A bit breezy in the loch but nice flat water and letting go of the yucky mooring strop was easy. I used marigolds! Our plan was to give our visitors a taste of the wild Hebrides and stopContinue reading “Thursday 6 August. Loch Carnan to Loch Maddy 34 nm”

What an eventful day! Particularly for our friends! Our day started at 0520 ugh. It was bleak outside. Drissly with very poor visibility. At least the wind had dropped to a manageable level of 12 ish knots. Our aim was to set off by 7 to avoid the ferry which left at 8, and toContinue reading “Wednesday 5 August castle bay to Loch Boisdale and Loch Boisdale to Loch carnan”

Weather forecasts seem amazingly accurate these days and interesting to follow the pressure charts that accompany them. We went to bed waiting for the storm to come in…. an eerie calm. In the middle of the night we woke to creaking ropes and the gale had arrived. Glad we were “ the right way roundContinue reading “Tuesday 4 August Castle bay Barra”

Woke up to sunshine and excited to hire bikes and explore the island. First however we decided to turn the boat round so she would be facing outwards. Reason being that it’s easier to get away from he pontoon going forward than backward, and as the wind has been forecast to be near gale forceContinue reading “Monday 3 August. Castle bay Barra”

Rest day! Woke up after a really peaceful night. Even some sunshine peaking through my curtains. Always such a nice feeling to not have to get up! Scrambled egg for breakfast after which we went exploring. Two hotels in the village have opened…. just yesterday. There was the Hebridean toffee shop which was open asContinue reading “Sunday 2 August”

Wind had dropped considerably from our arrival and though it was flat water in the bay we put a reef in ( the blue one) so I assumed Julian probably thought it wouldn’t be so benign once we got out there! Correct! As we were going South but the wind was from the south thatContinue reading “Saturday 1 August Lochboidale to Castle bay Barra 30 nM”

The wind raged all night. We were healed over even tied up to the pontoon but still felt safe so slept on and off through it. We woke to a slightly brighter grey sky than normal which we thought hopeful! Soon we were to realise that most of the uk were experiencing temperatures of 30Continue reading “Friday 31 July”

Well Trixi started whirring sometime in the dark if the night. She only starts if the wind is excess of 12 knots. There were obviously waves developing and we were aware that the wind was going to change direction into the east at some stage. That just makes for a bit of uncomfortable night. AContinue reading “Thursday 30 July Canna to Loch boisdale. Outer Hebrides 36 nm”