Dougie pulls up our Loch Aline anchor earlier than usual (8:30). It’s few hours journey back down the Sound of Mull, into the Firth of Lorn, and finally through a narrow passage to Loch Spelve. As we enter the loch we get a good look at a white-tailed eagle, the largest UK bird of prey….
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The morning route today takes us from our mooring off the hamlet of Strontian to Glenbeg on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Dougie has arranged a tour and tasting at the Ardnamurchan distillery for those interested. We are! The distillery is considered one of the remotest in Scotland and takes its name from the peninsula. It’s one of…
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The weather looks slightly less ominous, and Dougie decides we can move on instead of staying in the shelter of Tobermory harbor for another evening. His plan is to head towards Loch Sunart to position ourselves for the next few days. The change in plans means that we’ll depart Tobermory before our scheduled Tobamory Distillery…
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The word is out that nasty weather is coming for the next few days. Captain Dougie wants to pull anchor in Eigg and get an early start to a sheltered cove before the storms hit. Ian lays out pastry and bagels for the morning repast and we quickly move on. Dougie wasn’t kidding about the…
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