No updates lack of mobile reception and time.
Corpach goodbye "Flying Scotsman"
Oban anchored overnight rain.
Trip to Crinan via nice little anchorage for lunch, fog crazy narrow channel riding 5kn current with submerged rock in the middle - piece of cake, and another cuppa.
Dreaded Dorus Mor was doing impression of local model boat pond.
Welcomed into Crinan Canal Sea lock basin.
Helped through Canal over 2 days (strong winds at sea) in company of nice French extended Family boat. Met up with Brian & Jimmy of "Escape".
Nice sail along Loch Fyne to Carry Point in West Kyle of Bute nice peaceful little anchorage.
Sailed along Firth of Clyde under the shadow of Isle of Arran. Very strong wind. "Escape" a couple of miles behind me measured gusts of 35kn too much for my little craft so put in Clyde Marina Ardrossan. Beautiful Shearwater difficult to capture on camera.
Was eaten and chewed up by the monster permanent Force 5 with strong gusts maybe F7 on the nose made 3 short stops for refreshment and topping up the top tank. Spat out at Fort Augustus very nice thank you.
Poor reception GSM no WCDMA so no pics.
Nessie here i come ready or not. No tides no nowhere to anchor permanent gale fresh water and monster to deal with.
If you thought i had gone far from the other side of the uk, check out the ensign on the yacht behind me!
Clachnaharry welcomed by a very nice man in to the canal sea lock very efficient and polite.
Wind blowing straight into lock and had to go reverse just to check speed!
Welcomed into Firth of Inverness by some lively dolphin acton after a pleasant run downwinging.
Disappointing sail sloppy sea no wind Lossiemouth not practical. Macduff rundown fishing harbour main business shipbuilding.
Early start 0500 15 hours and 70 nautical miles of sailing ecstacy later tried Macduff not good so went across bay to Banff beautiful llittle marina brilliant HM Jim Henderson. Did shower shave lauundry fuel.
Seems like a good marina but stayed over rafted in outer harbour with really nice bloke from Durham called Preston on his way to hebrides to party with his Macwester 26 "Lamu" good on you. He kindly shared his beer and a good old chinwag.
Would like to have been in Stonehaven but still windy. Early start tomorrow 0500 for Peterhead.
Yesterday watched a huge gull swallow a flounder whole i thought it was going to die. It just stood there for a couple of hours looking like a bloated Dodo on the mud.
Loads of Eider ducklings theyre cute they rest their heads taking a nap while swimming. They gather in large floating flocks all sizes and ages.
A reminder to all that i am doing this thing for charity. I havent the time to fanny about with arsebook on this android struggling to keep charged. My justgiving account closes in a week and cant figure how to extend it with the android.
http://www.justgiving.com/miccamuk/
Yesterday very hot.
Lilo deflated twice in the night. Problem with air plug when red side up turned it round blue side up problem solved.
More weed control. Shopping nobody sell coffee whitener here will just have to use a snowball insted.
Just reminding myself of where i have stopped of...
Beaumaris
Abermenai
Porth Dinllaen
Abersoch
Porth Madog
New Quay
Fishguard
Dale
Lundy
Padstow
St Ives
Hayle
Newlyn
Mullion Cove
Salcombe
Dartmouth
Topsham
Starcross
Poole
Yarmouth
Hayling Island
Brighton
Eastbourne
Ramsgate
Walton-on-the-Naze
Orford
Lowestoft
Wells-next-the-Sea
Grimsby
Whitby
Blyth
Holy Island
Eyemouth
Arbroath
Montrose
Weather bound with Gales. May free up tomorrow afternoon for the leg to stonehaven.
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