Location: Cuan Sound (East Coast of Luing)
Distance travelled: 28 miles
Weather: Rain, wind, some more rain, bit more wind, did I mention rain?!

We left Loch Spelve just after 9am for Dunstaffnage Marine Base to pick up some technical kit for the computers and to drop off Juliet. Some interesting weather to test the volunteers stomachs and sea legs! Needless to say some of us (me!) turned a deeper shade of green down below deck and had to brave the rain and the cold to stop from losing our lunch! After leaving Dustaffnage minus Juliet, we headed down the Firth of Lorne, experiencing yet more stomach-churning weather. Spotting only two porpoises and a plastic bag, all of us volunteers did well just to stay up-right and there was probably loads of cetaceans swimming about but windscreen wipers were needed to see further than 100 metres! We found a quiet and calm spot to moor for the night off the east coast of Luing and, despite the weather and feelings of nausea, everyone still has smiles on their faces, eagerly awaiting the rest of the trip. Hopefully with some sunshine!

Log by: Fiona H (Fi)