Wed 5 Aug Escaped Wick

Escaped Wick, motored to Lossiemouth

After the blow yesterday we departed Wick just before lunchtime. Of course, after the F7 the Moray Firth had an interesting swell running but no flippin’ wind. Motored for 8 hours. The swell across the entrance to Lossiemouth made for a challenging entry, while watching the ‘Hawaii 5-0-esque’ breakers on the sandy beach quite close to our port side as we shimmied in at a jaunty angle. The video from the webcam, courtesy of our friend Mike, shows us pottering in as if nothing had happened, but if you look closely…… really closely, you will see us both heaving sighs of relief 🤣. For the navigation-minded, there are two head marks (showing as red lights in transit on the charts) in transit on heading 292T, however they were not lit; against the mirk we couldn’t make them out until after we got through the entrance. Hmmm! Anyway, the visitor pontoons (there are 3 available) were inside, immediately left after entering and tucked in under the sea wall. Visitor pack and key was left for us in the box at the gate. The Steamboat Inn, just across the harbour, didn’t do food but it seems the norm in Scotland to allow take-out food to be brought in and consumed while drinking in said premises, a great idea for both businesses.
Let’s see what tomorrow brings…Read more