Tuesday 19th July 2016 –
Mallaig to Isle of Rum
An early
rise; to a beautiful sun-shiny day.
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| Mallaig |
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| Sound of Sleat |
I took a
walk to the top of the hill behind the marina, which you could now see with its
communications mast stuck on the top, to take pictures of the town and the
Sound of Sleat.
At 10.00 called
the harbour control for permission to leave and three of us had to wait before
following a ferry out of the harbour. Once
outside quickly hoisted the main sail to dry out and engaged the auto helm.
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| Tea and shorts on |
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| Craig |
In idyllic
surroundings we enjoyed a breakfast of egg and bacon rolls while crossing the
Sound of Rum.
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| Brave lad |
At 13.00, we
entered Loch Scresort on the Isle of Rum and anchored in 3 mtrs of water. The rib was inflated, launched and outboard
attached, then Craig the brave lad went for a swim.
Shortly
afterwards the yacht ‘Valda’ came in and anchored behind us, we had first met
while in Stromness in the Orkneys.
At 16.00 we
used the rib to go ashore, passing ‘Valda’ on the way and hailed on our
greetings and tied up at the old pier.
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| Camp site |
At the
nearby camp site, we enquired if it was possible to have a shower there and the
young guitar playing manager said we were most welcome.
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| Anchorage |
We strode
along the loch shoreline admiring the other boats at anchor.
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| Kinloch Castle |
Past the
imposing Kinloch Castle, although you can arrange for a tour, not too sure if
it is still used as a residence.
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| Village |
Into the
village which consisted of small amount of stone and wooden buildings, whether
residents or temporary accommodation not too sure but it had a commune feel
about it.
A small shop
was attached to the village hall and we were able to purchase beer and a beef
burger, while inside the hall there was wi-fi reception and we took full
advantage.
We had our
shower on the way back in the camp site building which was great and the
residents here all came from Glasgow University.
Back in the
rib to the boat and took advantage of another photo-shoot in this tranquil
place, but don’t be fooled.
On
board by 19.30 and in the warm evening light brought out the banjo for the
first time this trip and enjoyed half an hour practice.
Rigged the
anchor light at 22.15 and off to bed, a wonderful day, more to our liking.
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