Bumpy old night alongside in Oban now that the wind has gone round to the West. Woke to snow on all the surrounding hills with a bitter wind coming down the Sound of Mull. The high pressure area has disappeared and we are now back into a run of North Atlantic depressions, familiar territory for those of us who live here on the West coast.
We had a very successful day yesterday, carrying a thousand or so passengers and hundreds of vehicles over the 12 hours we were running our vital lifeline service. Wednesday is changeover day so a number of the officers are off, but not myself who is staying on for a further day to allow my relief to attend an interview for promotion within the Company.
The inshore forecast is up to a Storm Force 10 for later today, all from the west or southwest. We are scheduled to visit Colonsay so we'll have to see how it goes. The pier there is quite sheltered from that direction but you have to get there first!
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