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Today has been just perfect. After a bright, starry night we have had a day of unbroken sunshine with scarcely a breath of wind. Even before clearing Arinagour harbour we came across a young basking shark which approached us quite closely. A few hundred yards further out we met the full size version of at least 30 feet, and managed to take a couple of photos. Our trip across to Mull was over a glassy sea, which gave us sightings of dolphins and porpoises. We anchored in Laggan Bay, at the head of Loch Tuath – well offshore as it is shallow with a scattering of rocks. While the Mate sunbathed aboard the Skipper climbed another hill. In the evening at half flood we went cautiously through Ulva Sound, a beautiful but tortuous shallow passage between Loch Tuath and Loch na Keal, and anchored for the night at its southern end with a fine view of Ben More etched sharp against the clear sky. As the light began to fade, the Mate caught four mackerel for tomorrow’s dinner. Just perfect!