On another fine day, but without a sailing wind, we crossed back east to
the Inner Hebrides passing north of Canna and on to Kilmory Bay on the N
coast of Rum, where we anchored. The bay is wide and sandy with rocky
enclosing arms, and dozens of red deer were at rest on the sand or
standing in the water’s edge. We climbed Mullach Mor 304m, a modest hill
with a big hill feature – a succession of false summits – but holding
many attractive small lochans in its rough ground. The night was spent
at the head of Loch Scavaig, a superb anchorage close to Loch Coruisk
and the high Cuillins (photo), where we had the pleasure of meeting
Norman and Gillian from ‘Curlew’ and spending a few hours chatting to
them. In the morning we climbed Sgurr na Stri 497m and on return Andrew
took an unscheduled dip as he slipped on the rocks when boarding the
dinghy. Later, we headed for Mallaig Harbour to spend the last night of
a very successful ‘boys’ week’.