Today was an excellent example of a normal day, 5 runs across to Mull
from Oban starting at 08:00 and finishing at 18:00 here back in Oban
and tied up for the night. I'm starting to get my head around the day
to day stuff, the navigation part is pretty straightforward two
courses from clearing the berth at either end, if it wasn't for
Lismore it would be the one but the lighthouse gives a wee 5 degree
dogleg on the way.
Traditionally Cal Mac has been manned by locals and folk from the
islands. Suffice to say the folks on board are Duncan's, Murdo's
Euan's and the talk is of farming and tractors a lot of the time. One
of the mates has a photo of a prize ram posted on his cabin
bulkhead,beside the photo of the wife and kids. As well as learning
about RoRo's I'll have a fair knowledge on the price of hay and sheep
blight.
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