Blog posting has been infrequent / non-existent recently
because of poor wifi signals. Briefly, we entered the canal at Inverness and progressed to Loch Ness where we moored at
the Aldourie Estate pier where Angela and Keith, who own Woolcool, had hired a
cottage and Diane had come to visit for a few days. Tying up at the pier was difficult because of insufficient water
depth. We rafted up against another boat and had a lovely lunch at the cottage,
but we felt unhappy with the security of the mooring (we actually used the other boat as a spacer to keep us away from the quay and in the deep water, but it all looked very dodgy) and so we didn’t stay there
all night despite that being the initial plan. Instead we navigated the length
of Loch Ness to Port Augustus where Woolcool took the crew out to dinner! What
a wonderful welcome! Thank you Woolcool! The following day we took Keith for a
sail on Loch Ness which he enjoyed. On Tuesday we left our Fort Augustus
mooring at 0930, ascended the flight of locks and, in convoy with a navy
training vessel, HMS Archer, and a private motor launch, Teisten, (formerly a Danish patrol vessel) bound
for Greenland and passed through Loch Oich and into Loch Lochy where we sailed
downwind to Gairlochy where we moored for the night. The next day, Wednesday,
was grey and wet and windy, and we moved on to the top of Neptune’s
Staircase (the flight of locks) at Banavie, ready to descend the following day to
Corpach where the sea lock is.
Thought for the day:
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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| Looking back to the Firth of Inverness after entering the canal |
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| Blue Star on the dodgy mooring when we had lunch with Angela and Keith |
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| A close up of the dodgy mooring |
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| The navy turn up (is this all of the British navy now?) |
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| Woolcool give us a gift of food in their packaging to keep it fresh |
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| Woolcool take us out to dinner |
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| Bob takes a selfie by Loch Ness.....but who is that in the background? |
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| In a lock with HMS Archer and Teisten |
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| Following HMS Archer towards Loch Oich |
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| Rowena helms as we sail along Loch Lochy |
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| One of the delicious pies that Woolcool gave us |
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