Scottish mainland

Scotland has turned out to be a paradox. It’s pretty and empty in a Scandinavian style. There are fjords and lonely anchorages surrounded by beautiful islands. Seals on rocks and so many sea birds, dolphins and whales to observe. We’ve even discovered areas without sheep, with real vegetation, and thousand meter high mountains! People speak English with a Scandinavian intonation and place names are straight from the Lord of the rings like Rubha nam Brathairean or Point of Ardnamurchan.

So, there is a lot to discover for a sailor. But only if you are willing to do this is pouring rain. 

It’s true what they say about the UK. It rains all the time, or at least many times a day : ). I’m glad of every wollen item I brought with me, as well as Kiwi’s diesel oven for heating. It’s a real challenge of keeping clothes and us try in this damp and salty environment. We’ve slowly realized that there is no point in waiting for a day with good weather. Scottish themselves seem to be as friendly and cheerful no matter the weather. Windwise there seem to be mainly South West (with perhaps slight variations between South- South West and North- South West), headwinds to expect more or less until we reach Portugal!

Currently we are hiding for the gale force winds in the canal of Grinnan. Pictures will follow when Blogger works better!