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Tue 11 August 2009
Meeting Other Boats
We headed out through the Sound of Harris and anchored off Pabbay while the Skipper climbed its hill - Beinn a'Charnain. The island is small with sandy beaches and good sheep grazing - all reminiscent of the larger Taransay. Returning through the Cope Passage, we crossed Vaccasay Basin again to the shallow Bagh Chaise, from where Crogary na Hoe was climbed. Then it was off again for the short trip round to Lochmaddy and a mooring off the pier (photo). The next morning dawned bright and sunny, so we did not wait for the shop to open, but left early for Loch Eport a few miles south. There we met Norman and Gillian on Curlew, and had a good chat with them over coffee before climbing Eaval, a fine hill giving extensive views over the Uists and Benbecula. In the afternoon, we moved further south and anchored in the Wizard Pool, Loch Skipport on the NE of South Uist. Shortly after arriving, we were joined by Milvina and her Scottish/Canadian crew, whom we had met earlier in the season at Fair Isle. They had not long returned from Norway, where in Alesund they had met Peter and Neil in Seol na Mara. We enjoyed a convivial evening with them, watching a bright orange moon rise in the east.
Posted by skipper at August 11, 2009 09:08 PM