We were ashore last night at the Mishnish in Tobermoray. Nice pub,
horrible toilets. A row back to the boat and dinner on board watching
the sun set behind the town, with the prospect of a run back to Oban
with a fair wind and tide on the morrow.
During the night the dinghy blew over and nearly went AWOL with the
fresh SE wind and rain, the skipper was out at 4:30 tying it down.
The 8:00 departure became necessary for the skipper's hangover and the
tide. The NW wind hadn't arrived and there was a SE on the nose about
15 knots to contend with, so the engine was on and we and motored into the
wind and rain. (See attached photo of happy crew)
After two hours we pulled into Loch Aline for a break and some peace
and quiet, unfortunately there was a lumberjack convention in town and
the sound of ripping chainsaws somewhat broke the peace. We set off
just as the tide turned against us, but the wind had gone right round
to the NW so we were on a run. All went well until approaching the
channel at the south end of Lismore. We had about 15 to 20 knots of
wind behind us but I think up to 5 knots of tide against. It was all
a bit scary with sideways movements towards the rocks but we
persevered and got through but in the future a place to be avoided
with a contrary tide.
Back alongside and maybe the prospect of a raw oyster for tea.