Flatoya

Well here’s an out of the way spot. Claire had read that there was a good chance of seeing sea eagles and otters. So we set off at the crack of 10 am after a hearty lay in.
With a sailing distance of 27 miles to cover. But unfortunately as always it was going to be up wind. We hadn’t sailed much for a while, due to light wind etc. So we thought we ought to give it a go and be proper sailers. We tacked nearly 43 miles mostly through rocky channels. We even saw some swell out in the open ocean. Mostly 10 to 12 knots of breeze in clear conditions,all in all a good sail.

As we entered the rocky passage between flatoya and litldola we saw a baby sea eagle up on one of the mini islands. A good start, as we snuck up the passage of the this low lying rocky island we saw an adult sea eagle over our chosen anchorage. Still no Otters for Claire. The Anchor crabbed on a rock rather than burying. Fingers crossed. We lowered the dinghy in and went a shore in the evening light to see what there was on this un inhabited island. First wee got a display from the hooded crows on how to see off 2 sea eagles. Then a short walk through the enchanted forest, a very quiet place. As we found our way out onto the seaward side of the island it was obvious that these out of the way island collect all of the sea floats under and jetson it was very sad to see just how much rubbish collects in these isolated places. The wild life is living in amongst it all, including the elusive Otter.Baca lagi