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Dolphin Watching
After a couple of nights at Portree, and hills on Scalpay and Raasay, we returned to Plockton to meet up with family and friends who had taken a house nearby for a week’s holiday. We had dinner and stayed overnight with them. The next day, one of glorious weather, we were joined by Fin and his friends Jules and Anna with their young daughters Liv, Freja and baby Chloe for a trip through the Kyle Strome narrows into Loch Carron. Much to the delight of guests and crew alike we met up with the resident dolphins, which cavorted round the boat for a mile or so. We nosed in among skerries for a close-up view of basking seals, then turned in to anchor off Lochcarron village. The girls were taken ashore for beachcombing, and their parents (hardy Swedes) took the opportunity for a swim. The weather was perfect – Scotland at its best – and we all enjoyed an unforgettable day. The next day started overcast but there was a sailing breeze. Fan and James came aboard for the day, and after topping up with water at Kyle pontoon we sailed up to the Crowlin Islands and went into the inner pool to anchor and have lunch. We made to leave an hour before Low Water Springs but ran out of water at the sill and grounded gently but firmly on shingle. We sat comfortably but slightly off the level until an hour after LWS when we floated off and were able to inch our way gently out and sail back to Plockton.