Monday 20 July, Lazy Day in Lochgarroch

Caledonian Canal Transit Night 7 - Final Night

Glad for a quiet day alongside here, sorting out a few bits and pieces in the forenoon then lunch ashore. Met up with our friend Richard Brocklesby and went for a walk along the canal bank, back toward Loch Ness, then back to the café for a beer.

Richard brought strawberries he bought in town this morning and we enjoyed them with him.

We now have a bit more information about Richard’s Round Britain Charity Cruise in aid of Parkinson’s UK. His friend Andrew (they are some 20 years younger than us) contracted Parkinsons and Richard has thrown himself into raising funds for the charity, having left Plymouth on the 9th of May in his Colvic Countess 28 ‘KettyII.’

He is on AIS as well: KETTYYII

Richard’s story is at the youtube link below and Steve has put the QR code in the pics below. Of course you can just navigate

to: https://gofund.me/f7d0e84d7

His youtube link is: https://youtu.be/waOwliJ9y0E

If you feel like donating, please click the link.

Anyway, we are back onboard for a quiet afternoon and probably an early night.
Tomorrow we are departing at 0930 to get through the bridges and the staircase locks before ‘Lord of the Glen’ starts the run. She is quite huge so it will be nice to be out of the way for that.

The Crinan Canal, western isles (what little we saw) and the Caledonian Canal have been an excellent chapter in this journey and in about a week’s time, weather dependant, we will aim for Orkney – the furthest point in this story. We guess probably a week or two up there and we will start the run south.Read more