Thursday 21 July 2011

Thursday 21st July - Loch Linnhe

After yesterdays adventure into the early hours, we opted for a slightly later breakfast this morning. We lifted anchor and headed across Kerrera Sound to Oban, where we headed ashore for the first time in our journey to stretch our legs and restock supplies.

Before leaving Oban we did some more rope work skills and practiced rope coiling and throwing, this was in preparation for tomorrows canal work.

We put up all the sails and headed north west towards Lismore. We intended to sail through the Shuna Sound, but we lost the wind and had to motor through and into Loch Linnhe.

Our final patch of sea on the west coast was accompanied by sun, porpoises and a few seals. As well as lots of cake...dolphin watch made home made sponge cake with yummy chocolate icing, and turtle watch made scrummy chocolate brownie. We headed through the tidal gate at Corran Narrows, and towards Fort William. It was a peaceful evening and the mountains looked lovely, looking into Glen Coe and up at a cloud free summit of Ben Nevis, lit up by the setting sun. We headed past a group of small dinghies having a fun evening sail.

We tied up at the head of Loch Linnhe and the start of the Caledonian Canal, ready for the next stage of our journey. We are off to enjoy and earlyish night after another enjoyable day.

Love the Tenacity cake bakers x

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