Location: Ardminish, Isle of Gigha
Weather: Sunny skies, occasionally cloudy, enough wind for a wee sail!

As I listened to the torrential rain last night, I did wonder whether today would be the same wet and dreich affair as yesterday. It was to my surprise, and I’m sure everyone else’s, then, that we woke to a lovely sunny and calm day! As we motored out of our anchorage at Cuan in mirror like seas, our spirits were lifted, especially when we had our first sightings of harbour porpoises.

We had a number of other porpoise sightings throughout the day and, although most of them were quite a distance away we were able to pick the majority up on the hydrophone. We surveyed the Sound of Jura down to Craighouse (on Jura) before swinging across to the little island of Gigha, at last able to get the sails up.

After finally choosing an anchoring spot that would hold (thanks, Dave!) in Ardminish Bay most of us went ashore to get a shower while Chief Galley Engineer Marcus got to work, creating yet another ace dish. After a gorgeous sunset we popped ashore again to sample the local hospitality before heading back to the boat under the brightest, fullest moon I’ve ever seen!

Log by Penny