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Jim and Euan on An Cruaidh
We had two days in Gairloch before the arrival of our friends. Sunday was misty and drizzly all day – just fine for catching up on boat chores, reading and relaxing. Monday was a beautiful day and, after finding a taxi when the bus failed to appear, the Skipper took to the hills between Gairloch and Loch Maree. This is a lovely stretch of hills – not high but very rugged, rough walking and with a nice sense of isolation. When Morag & Euan and Jim & Linda arrived we had lunch and blethered for a few hours before taking a short walk up Flowerdale. This sharpened appetites for a bar dinner at The Old Inn, which we can highly recommend – good menu, excellent food and fair value. Next day the men went off for an enjoyable longish walk to a little hill, leaving the ladies to their day of more sociable activities. Again we dined at The Old Inn before returning aboard for a nostalgic singsong. Today we said goodbye to our friends and sailed up to Lochinver, where we are leaving Arctica for three weeks before resuming our cruising.
Many, many thanks to you both. We’ve had such a great time and on the beautiful drive home today Jim said he couldn’t remember having laughed so much for such a long time. Food, chat, singing, “mouthie and guitar”, other recalcitrant skipper, just brilliant!
I have been following your blog and enjoying the lovely photos. Glad you had a good time with Linda and Jim. Sounds as if it was great fun. All well here. Enjoy the rest of your cruise. Keep safe. Love, Moira.
Brian,
logged into your blog on our recent return from our summer cruise.I was interested to read your entry of 17 June from lochinver which made us look at our log from the holiday – to find that on that date Chala entered Loch Gairloch from Plockton where, at Badachro, there was literally no room at the Inn.We had a quick peek at Flowerdale ( probably a couple of days after your visit )and eventually entered L.Shiedaig and picked up one of the 6 visitor moorings.Chala was the only visitor.!On the 18th we set sail for Ullapool only to chicken out at the north end of Longa island, in strong northerlies ( which seemed to be coming all the way from the Faroes ),turned and had a very brisk reach down into Portree. That then set the pace for a homeward leg via the usual haunts of Knoidart,Small Isles,Jura ,Gigha and ultimately a few restful days in Glenarm, Co.Antrim before returning to the Clyde.
I hope you enjoy the rest of your cruise on your return to Lochinver, and we will follow your progress with interest.
Fair winds,
Duncan