Anchorage: Bowmore, Loch Indaal

Position: 55° 45.7’ N, 06° 18.9’ W

Distance Surveyed: 51 nm

It was a struggle for everyone to get up this morning but eventually we all dragged ourselves out of bed. Gemma made some lovely porridge for us while the crew set about fixing the head. Unfortunately, in the process a box of gloves was dropped into the bilge, which then had to be fished out. So with the engine problems with the rib yesterday and the fact that the milk exploded in the freezer we decided that we were not due any more bad luck.

We left Loch Tarbet in a gentle breeze and were warned by the skipper to put on more layers. At first the sea turned out not to be too choppy and we enjoyed some fairly nice weather. However, as the day went on so the sea state and swell seemed to increase. This meant spotting anything was pretty difficult so the nearest we got to spotting cetaceans was a couple of grey seals. However, we did have the pleasure lots of birds including our first bait ball.

We arrived at Loch Indaal much to the relief of the people on deck, mooring just off Bowmore. The original intention was to head for the pub, however, we were thwarted by the weather so had to make do with tea and coffee.

So we are off to bed now, good night!

Kat and Christian

Volunteers