Date: Sunday 13th September
Anchorage: Castlebay, Barra
Position: 56°57’.155N, 07°29’.485W
Distance: 57.1NM

Another day of superb Hebridean sea, scenery & sunshine but without a single cetacean to be seen.
Through Gunna Sound & across the Minch to visit Mingulay for lunch at anchor only 20 metres from a beautiful sandy beach complete with 30 or so grey seals including a fluffy newborn. Unfortunately the pup was on the only nice stretch of beach accessible to our zodiac, so the planned shorer leave was cancelled (other places were too exposed to the swell), but a challenging dingy drive around the Silurian was made instead. Leaving the anchorage proved tricky, with the first of the day`s 2 technical problems with the windlass. An exciting hour was spent off the exposed west coast ,viewing the spectacular 600 foot cliffs with hundreds of fulmars wheeling around them, before continuing observations back on the east side of the islands of Pabbay, Sandray & Vatersay as Glen expertly brought us through the skerries inshore of Muldoanich to a mooring in Castlebay. A very suntanned & glowing crew await an egg salad followed by lamb tikka & roasted veg.