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Loch Skipport, N Uist
Continuing strong northerlies kept us in Lochboisdale for a day then we continued up South Uist nevertheless. Off the north entrance to Loch Boisdale we almost ran into a basking shark. The sea was fairly rough and only at the last moment did we see the black triangular dorsal fin and the tip of the tail. Throttling back immediately seemed to wake the shark up and it dived with a big swirl of tail. Loch Skipport gave access to a pair of good hills – Hecla, just short of 2000ft, and its sharply protruding neighbour Ben Corodale. Lochmaddy was our next stop , and the Skipper made good use of the local bus connections to climb the final two Marilyns of North Uist. The Mate bussed to Eriskay and Berneray, where by chance she met Fan & James who were over for the day from Harris. Today in quiet conditions we crossed the Minch to Gairloch, an 8 hour trip, and are now settled on the pontoon at Gairloch Pier.