We got up at 6.30 and after breakfast peter and rob went in the RIB to get the creel pot. We had caught 2 velvet crabs. Then we motored back across the bay to the North Pier after a little bit of manoeuvring we finally tied up in Oban at 9.00. Unfortunately the weather was too rough and the boat was swaying about, so it was not safe for the children to come on board.
Fortunately skipper Duncan knew something nice to do, namely sailing!! So after lunch we left Oban and headed to Lismore, where the Silurian was very eager to show us her skills!! The wind was strong out there and we were bouncing up and down. But I never considered it as dangerous or scary we had a great time!
Merel, Jacqueline, and Lisa steered for a while and we had to turn the boat in and out of the wind so we could sail. A few times the boat really rolled over a wave and some of us lost our balance a few times. But it was so good!
While we were sailing, Merel spotted a black and white bird in the water with a broad orange beak. She couldn’t be sure but she thought it was a puffin.

After we passed the village in Lismore where we will visit the school tomorrow, we went to a bay to look for shelter for the night. We moored in Loch Creran and the water looked so calm, it was hard to believe that there was a rough sea at the other side. We had dinner and then set the creel pot for the touch tank for the school visit.
Today’s Log was by: Peter Thornton, Merel Zweemer and Jacqueline Verwer