With no sign of impending precipitation and the fine weather continuing,
we went in to Miavaig, in the SW corner of West Loch Roag, which looks
full of interest on both the Admiralty Chart and the OS Map. We were
glad of our chart plotter, which enabled us to easily avoid the many
skerries, reefs and shallow patches. We were struck by the beauty of the
place, and the temporary availability of a pontoon berth induced us to
stay for three nights. We were fortunate to befriend Alastair and Margo
who live locally, and will soon be setting sail for Greenland in their
lovely wooden yacht ‘Iona of Rhu’. A few more Marilyns have been
climbed, and the Mate enjoyed a short visit to Stornoway on the Post
Bus. With no rain for seven weeks now, the moors are exceptionally dry,
but would normally be exhausting bogland. As it is, the going is rough,
compensating for the relatively low height of the hills.