Leaving Tobermory and its numerous jellyfish behind,
Follyfin then headed west first, to exit from the Sound of Mull. Only trouble was that the wind was (once again) on the nose, so it was a question of tacking back and forth (known as beating) into wind, whilst also negotiating the fast and numerous local ferries.
You have to watch out for them because they sure don't look out for small fry like us! At 13.05 we rounded the most westerly point in mainland Britain - Ardnamurchan Point.
Dropping anchor in Sanna Bay a little further on, we marvelled at the wonderful scenery we were passing through. Surrounded by islands and high peaks on the islands and mainland, ŵe could not wish for a more scenic area through which to cruise. And the sun now shining and wind now in our favour as we turned east, we counted ourselves extremely lucky. Then carefully felt our way into Arisaig harbour up a narrow and rocky channel where we dropped anchor in perfectly calm conditions on a wonderful sunny evening. Our Canal crew Sylvia and Colin had kindly invited us to their Holiday Station (aka Beesdale) for evening meal, showers and use of washing machine - all most welcome. They joined us on Monday morning as local tour guides, and off we set towards the island of Eigg, on a perfectly calm morning in full sun, but unfortunately no wind. You can see An Sgurr, the 'peak' on Eigg, in the background below.
Anchored just off the beach and set off up the hill ... Follyfin all alone at anchor.
And this is the view from the top ... in fact we had magnificent 360 degree view to the Outer Hebrides, Rum, Muck, Coll, Skye and the mainland. Wonderful!
All in all it was a fantastic day, finished off by both members of the hardier sex taking a dip off the boat on return. Brrrr, it was cold but oh so refreshing!
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