A bright morning saw us leave Crinan after a leisurely start, to catch
the tide at the Dorus Mor and go with the flood up the Sound of Luing,
past Pladda, Easdale, Insh and Kerrera to Oban, where we tied alongside
a fishing boat for an hour while stores were replenished from Lidl (‘the
last until Orkney’ bemoaned the Mate). It being Easter weekend, the town
was busy and we were not tempted to linger. Off again, we crossed to the
Sound of Mull and down to Loch Aline where we spent the night. The
morning gave us beautiful weather and perfect visibility for continuinig
down the Sound, round Ardnamurchan Point (the westernmost point of
mainland Britain) and north past Muck and Eigg to Rum, where we
anchored. The Skipper was landed ashore for an evening ascent of Orval,
about five miles distant from Kinloch.The effort was rewarded by a
summit circular panorama of hills, islands and sea. The photo from above
Kinloch looks back down the glen and across to the hills of Knoydart.