With the gale continuing, we pottered about Campbeltown and the Skipper
climbed Beinn Ghuilean just outside the town. Gale driven mist and a
knolly plateau made finding the actual summit difficult, and involved
much distance and effort – too much for a wee hill! In the morning we
put our faith in the forecast of easing winds and set off in a SSE
gusting over 30kts, giving us a hard slog down the Kintyre shore.
However, as we bore round towards Sanda , the wind began to moderate,
the sun came out and soon all was well with the world again. We caught
the tide at the Mull of Kintyre and rode it up past our intended
destination of Gigha and right on up to Crinan – a total distance of 62
nautical miles. We anchored off the sea-lock, but were too tired for a
sortie ashore.