We said farewell to the Northern Isles of Shetland, Fair Isle and Orkney and sailed from Stromness to Kinlochbervie on the NW mainland. The day was a mixture of sunny spells and occasional light drizzle, but with a steady NNW Force 4-5 wind to keep us going on the 70 mile passage. Rounding Cape Wrath, the NW extremity of Scotland, gave us some heavy swells but the sea was much flatter for the final 20 miles. A very enjoyable 13 hour sail.
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This looks a bit scary……..how lumpy is lumpy and the sun appears to be shining? Where are you heading for now so that we can anticipate your journey. You make fascinating reading.
Do you know about Google Earth? Whilst most of Scotland is not yet down to car recognition from satellite you can still get street names and areas etc. Free to download to your PC. Absolutely fantastic if you don’t know of it: http://earth.google.com/