Tue 21 July, Caledonian Completes

After a second restful night alongside at Dochgarroch we started the final descent through bridges, a staircase and the final Clachnaharry lock, railway bridge and the Sea Lock out into the Moray Firth. What a super journey, Crinan Canal, a bit in the western isles (not enough really) and then the Caledonian Canal. Definitely recommended.

Cathering Bunn, our diligent FOA Assistant Webmaster, joined us at Dochgarroch to help with lines and enjoy the run down through Inverness. Always good to have local knowledge embarked, AND Catherine brought cake, so Steve was happy.

Departed the Sea Lock around lunch time and made the 1 ¼ ish mile run around to Inverness Marina, where we berthed alongside Steve and Catherine’s F34 PJ Fisher, with another F34 parked ahead of us, an F37 astern of us, and an F25 in the mix as well. (an impromptu, un-arranged Fisher rally?)

Steve and Catherine invited us up to their beautiful home in Culloden, where they offered all those essential logistics – laundry, shower, comfy bed, good food, wine etc. Delightful, very grateful.

We have booked Wight Mistress in to Inverness Marina for a week, so we can have a bit of a self-maintenance period (SMP) and a bit of a reset before heading north to Orkney.

We have discovered that, after a period of moving on almost every day, a short interlude of rest and recuperation is becoming more of a necessity than before. Can’t think why……Read more