No, we are not trying to resurrect our schooldays algebra – this refers to
the Skipper and Mate having the company of both Fan & James and Fin & J when
the latter pair arrived in East Loch Tarbert for a holiday at Seilebost, on
Harris. They dined on Arctica, and all four went on photo safari during the
day, making good use of the availability of a hired car. We could not resist
showing our own attempt at an artistic photo of rocks and lichen.After
waving farewell to Fan & James on the ferry to Uig, and thence via Glasgow
to South Britain, we decided to visit the west side of the Outer Hebrides,
and sailed the first leg down to Hermetray, just off North Uist at the end
of the Sound of Harris. Vaccasay Basin, where we anchored, now has an
extensive fish farm, but there is room to anchor and avoid Dirt Rock. We let
out plenty of chain and were untroubled by the strong winds which continued
overnight.