Finally got some bandwidth here at Oban marina so here are some snaps from the past few days
Bazza is a great lakes sailor so has never seen tides
so we showed him some real corkers
Cuan, Luing and Corryvrekken
Corryvrekken was mostly a pussy cat - an hour before we watched a bloke tow a rubber through so we knew we wuld be fine
it did kick up a bit though when the flow spewed out into the oncoming atlantic rollers
the weather has been excellent - too good to be true, the tides have been magnificent and the scenery - well what can I say
the finest cruising ground in the world
and finally here at Oban marina
a mac with a patio
Baz and i are heading home in the morning - then Jill, myself and the dog are coming back weds to start the summer exploring
Lovely pics, D, and I like the idea of a Mac cottage with patio by the sea!! Hurry back up there and Bon Voyage!
More of a deck than a patio. And he seems to be signalling ‘affirmative’ though we don’t know the question. I suspect that it is something like: Is the sun over your yardarm?
Good lord why didn’t he just buy a caravan ! Thought I had seen it all.
My old sailing buddy used to sail a maxi 25 out of Ardfern (sadly passed away 4 years ago) but latterly he bought a 4 masted schooner in Turkey and sailed it back to Ardfern – any sign of it there ?
Nice pics, wondered where you’d got to! What’s a mac, just a scottish prefix or some derogatory abbreviation for a white plastic boat with no sails?
You were right, nice spot in Crinan. Will advise on dinner later. I want to see a couple of deserted orphans on the quayside tomorrow, begging for a lift.
R
Great scenery! I am looking forward to the video of the canals and the tide races. By any standards this has been quite a substantial voyage. Well done. I shall drink some whisky to you this evening (seems appropriate).
Thanks to you for carrying us along on this journey.
Cheers,
If all the boats in all the world went asailing there wouldn’t be room for us. Damn good job if some don’t make it to the water if you ask me. Probably frightened himself when he went asailing without the water ballast!
Well at least the guy with the mac. has parked her on polystyrene to insulate from the permafrost .
He has got his fenders down so I think you are all being very cynical
Beautiful photos. I hope the weather stays good for your exploring. Have a good summer.