We left Tobermory at 1010 this morning in the sun and a
little wind. As we rounded Ardnamurchan Point the wind strengthened and we
batted along at 7 knots in the sun with a warm wind. The first warm wind since
we started from Hythe! We hardened up around the point to sail east of Muck,
Eigg and Rum heading for Mallaig (pronounced ‘ma-leg’ I am told). Absolutely
brilliant! It wasn’t to last though. The wind died soon and we finished off
motoring into Mallaig (again!).
It was also ‘crew change day’. Dave’s wife and Graham’s wife
came aboard before they all departed with Ingemar. We had really enjoyed the
company of Dave, Graham and Ingemar and we were sorry to see them go. The new
crew are Richard and Kim Pavey and David Shepherd, and we look forward to
getting to know them.
Graham’s parting joke that I like is as follows:
Eight sailors are stranded on a desert island – two
Welshmen, two Irish men, two Scotsmen, and two English men. After several years
they were rescued and an investigation of how they had faired revealed that –
the two Welshmen had started a choir; the two Scotsmen had started a bank; the
two Irishmen had started a fight, and ………….the two Englishmen were waiting to
be introduced to each other!
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| Dave keeping watch |
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| Graham and Ingemar watch Dave keeping watch (:-)) |
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| L to R the islands of Muck, Rum and Eigg |
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