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This entry is from ages ago and I'll get things up to date in the next day or so, but in the meantime, here is what happened over ten days ago.......

We collected our new skipper and a new crew member in Oban, the former a retired bank manager and the latter a retired vicar..... material and spiritual needs catered for, we set off for an anchorage for the night and learned all about why the Anglican church allows the clergy to marry but the Catholic church does not (it’s a long story which I don’t remember in detail but involves Martin Luther and St Hilda of Whitby.....)

We anchored outside of Tobermorey, sang the womble song and then set off for Rhum, Eigg and Muck.  

Tobermorey

We have had the best possible weather – plenty of wind in the right direction, bright sunshine and puffy clouds to add interest to the mountain scenery. 

Rhum

We are now making our way around Skye, seeing the Cuillin Hills from various angles as we go round the coast.  They are stunning. 

Cuillin hills on Skye

We spent one night in Loch Scavaig, a place renowned for low flying sheep.... apparently they lose their grip off the mountain side and end up in the loch.  We had to put two anchors down as the Loch has a muddy bottom and we were drifting across towards the rocky shore with just one anchor.  The vicar is a member of Gloucester rowing club, so has been rowing us ashore from our anchorages – very handy.  Last night we were in Carbost, rowed ashore to the pub by our vicar who then got into a spoon playing competition with a bolshy Frenchman..... our vicar won. 

Carbost, getting into the dinghy to be rowed ashore.

We are now anchored in Loch Dunvegan on Skye, it has been 3 days since I’ve had a shower, but the sea air is very cleansing.......

16.8.05 18:34