On top of Erraid for a beautiful sunset & moonrise

Position at Anchor 56º17.287 N 006 º 21.425
Distance travelled 60 NM
Weather Glorious Sunshine!

Full moon risin’…
Greetings from the Sound of Erraid; A pretty perfect anchorage to end a pretty perfect day. Short on wildlife again, just 4 porpoise and two seals visually and 24 Porpoise on the hydrophone, still no Dolphin, Basking Shark or Minke whales but we remain hopeful.
The afternoon saw Denys and I clipped onto and clinging to the mast while the Silurian tilted into the wind and raced through the waves hitting average speeds of 5 knots while waves were washing over our feet and wetting our faces and hair. Duncan and the others thought this hilarious but I was well prepared to stay exactly where I was until we had another course change or the sea was calmer. I’m sure the hydrophones picked up my expletives! We were rescued (eventually) by Dave who secured our harnesses to the jackstay and we made our way to the safety of the stern and sat with the others enjoying the wind in our hair and the grace of the Silurian speeding through the waves.
Later, Barb and I retired to the saloon to escape the winds and were just about managing to remain in our seats when Dave breezed by to put on the kettle for tea, Barb was amazed asking just how you boil a kettle in these conditions! The tea was warming and very welcome though!
After securing the anchor we took the tender to Erraid to climb to the top and enjoy the panoramic views and the sunset over Iona. On the way down we saw the moon rise above Mull then back to the boat to enjoy a meal of Beef pie for the carnivores and Veg and Tofu pie for the vegetarians washed down by a couple of beers. As I said; perfect!

Kym.