Tue 7 July, Lochaline

Up late this morning. Noticed that our ready use thermos flask had, at some stage, toppled over and deposited it’s contents on the carpet. Carpet peeled back, fan heater on low, drying it all out.

Had a late brunch (or was it leakfast?) of a mahoosive fry up and coffee. Invited next door for tea and bikkies with Nick and Tracey and we sat and chatted together.

Needing to get some victuals and armed with local knowledge from Halcyon Sea, we bimbled off, past the sand mine (yes, there is a sand mine – it was top secret back during World War 2) past the ferry that goes from Lochaline to Fishnish on the Island of Mull, then past the social club and up the steps to the village. Very nice grocery/hardware type store with good fresh fruit and veg. Topped up two back packs and bimbled back to Wight Mistress in the rain.

We have had such a nice reception here from Heather, who runs the marina, that we decided to pay for 7 nights, enjoy the 10% discount offered, and have a major chill-out. You, dear reader, will know that we haven’t had a stopover more than a couple of nights since Caernarfon and Howth, a while back, and we are just feeling like we need to ‘de-compress’ for a few days. Are we getting old? (don’t answer that.)

Having discovered that we can catch the ferry to Mull and a bus to Tobermory, rather than sailing there up the Sound of Mull, we are planning to use public transport and leave Wight Mistress in her comfy berth.
Tobermory will then be ‘tick C.’

Steve was despatched this evening up to the marina office to stock up on ready use chocolate (already used as I write) and to obtain timetable information for ferry and buses for tomorrow. Quiet night in tonight.zzzzzzzzRead more