Location: Loch Creran
Position: 56 22.3 N 05 33.0 W

Well, it’s been a frustrating day stormbound here in Loch Creran. Strong winds have been forecast for the past few days and it certainly blew hard yesterday so maybe being at anchor wasn’t so bad. We started the day with a late breakfast before the teachers dove straight into lesson-planning work with Hilda. With a good bit of work behind the teachers, we all got stuck into bacon/egg/hummous sandwiches prepared by Glen and Davey then we headed ashore to stretch our legs on terra firma. Cormac headed out for a run while the teacher team headed for Benderloch (via the largest bull we’ve ever seen) and the rewards of civilisation. They returned with copies of OK Magazine, Closer and Now magazine…the pillars of civilisation indeed! The mighty News of the World was also purchased and then disposed in minutes while Lou expressed her displeasure over the lack of ‘Veeeellah-related’ news in the Scottish rag. Liz knew which side her bread was buttered on for she immediately went into the shop and bought red wine and Minstrels…the latter of which was dispatched swiftly expertly. Never far from an educating opportunity and clearly energized by the chocolate coursing through her vains, Liz marched into a fish farm processing plant to get a picture of men at work (not the band) to use in her class.

Everyone returned to the boat and processed to flick through their new purchases and tuck into some carrot cake which was followed up nicely by a top-notch spag-boll and an awesome blackcurrant and apple crumble made by the fair hands of Davey and Hilda.

Everyone is heading for their bunks with their bellies full and the promise of left-over crumble for breakfast…

Tomorrow will be our last survey day though shocking weather is forecast so I don’t know what we’ll see beyond the waves…
Div of the day: Lou for banging her head 4 times in the galley in an hour.