Wick, Whitehills and Peterhead

A good couple of days, clear blue sky (if a bit chilly) and we've made good progress from Wick to Whitehills (50 miles) and onto Peterhead (40 miles). In Wick we saw the worlds shortest street, just one door, we had Sunday lunch in this restaurant, well cooked roast beef but no green veg. Ebenezer Place, Wick - World's Shortest Street We passed some oil (or gas) rigs on the Moray Firth but not...

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Cape Wrath, starting to head south

After our extended break in Kinlochbervie due to bad weather, we took a chance on an improvement in the strong northerly winds and set off on Thursday just after midday, to reach Cape Wrath at slack tide. Good sail up the coast towards Cape Wrath Cape Wrath is the most north westerly point on the UK mainland, famed for treacherous seas and a key milestone on our adventure.  The seas were...

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6 nights in Kinlochbervie

The high winds have eased but the rain has not.  We've spent the time reading, relaxing and going a little stir crazy - every time we venture too far from Bathia the heavens open, it pours down and we get soaked.  The seas have been too rough to comfortably round Cape Wrath so we have been waiting for a better weather window. Rainbow over Bathia - Kinlochbervie Today the weather started...

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Still heading North, storms permitting

We finally left Ullapool after five days sheltering from wind and rain, Sunday evening and Monday were pretty unpleasant, rough sea, high winds and pouring rain.  We didn't leave Bathia until Tuesday afternoon because the five minute dinghy ride ashore was not that safe. Sunset at Loch Inver An improved weather window on Thursday and Friday allowed us to make some progress North, Loch Inver...

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Plockton, Loch Torridon, Gairloch, Ullapool and Bertha

After Skye we spent a few days in Plockton (the home of Hamish Macbeth, mid 1990s BBC TV series), it was pretty stormy when we arrived but the next day (Sunday 3rd) the weather was much improved. We went ashore, had a shower at a hotel followed by an excellent Sunday roast at the Plockton Inn (half a pint of local prawn, roast lamb and a sticky toffee pudding - yum).  Monday was another grim...

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Outer Hebrides and Skye

For the last couple of weeks Internet access has been very difficult to find, this evening we are anchored in Loch Torridon and have managed to pick up a weak BT wifi signal from the village of Shieldaig. Cuillin Mountains, Isle of Skye Since the last post we spent a few days in the Outer Hebridies (Uist and Harris) and managed to catch-up with my friend Donald who was home visiting his...

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