Category: Scotland
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A week in Glen Lyon, Scotland
End of May 2023 My friend Ali wanted to celebrate her birthday in some style. The splendid afternoon garden party in a fine London square wasn’t going to quite cut the mustard, so she rented a farmhouse and a lodge in the most beautiful glen in Scotland. I confess that I haven’t been to every…
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Moffat in the Van
31st January 2023 We can make the journey from London to Oban, and vise versa, in one hit, but only if we leave at 06:00 prompt. I had to go up to the boat in Dunstaffnage (near Oban) to do one specific job. I would have stayed on longer to tinker but after I finished…
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Iceland to Scotland
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Days 69. 18th August 2022 Position: Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Weather: Windy with sunshine and showers My last proper post was made in Raufarhofn, Northern Iceland. I did compose a quick post when we had our pit-stop in Seydisfjordur on the East Coast but never found any Wi-Fi before we shot…
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Sat Phone update…
Received Saturday 13th August at 08.47 GMT Day 64 Scoresby Sund Expedition Position: 62.49N x 09.0WSpeed 3.3 kn, Course 165 MWeather: Much calmer now. Force 3 SW The Magnetic Attraction of the Faroes It seems Sumara just wants to go there! The last two days have been pretty awful bashing into steep seas with strong…
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Absolutely Shocking!
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 26. 6th July 2022 Position: Moored Torshavn, Faroe Islands Wind: Not a drop now. Visibility: Fog. Sea condition: Calm Well Emily Dickinson might describe the first league from land as divine intoxication, but I can think of a few other words to describe our awful journey. Jannicke arrived on Saturday…
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A Tricky Call
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 22. 2nd July 2022 Position: Moored Ullapool Wind: NW F4 Visibility: Good. Sea condition: Calm. Weather: Sunny Spells Sometimes I wish it would just blow a full nasty gale, then you can shrug your shoulders and put the kettle on as there would be no point in trying to venture…
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Waiting for the weather to deteriorate!
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 20. 1st July 2022 Position: Moored Ullapool Wind: Southerly F3 Visibility: Good. Sea condition: Calm I’m enjoying my time in Ullapool although I would have set sail by now to make use of the lovely southerly wind. Jannicke arrives tomorrow late afternoon and I am still planning to set off…
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Departure to the Faroes is approaching soon
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 17, 18 and 19 – 29th June 2022 Position: Moored Ullapool, North West Scotland Wind: Calm. Sea condition: Calm. Weather: Sunny with Rain Showers You may be wondering why I am staying so long in Ullapool. The original idea of adding some extra time at various stop-over ports was to…
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Who needs a health and safety “Method Statement”
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 14, 15 and 16. 26th June 2022 Position: Mooring buoy Ullapool Harbour Wind: SE F4-5. Visibility: Good. Sea condition: Choppy in the harbour. Sunny spells Phil and I left the delights of Isle Martin on Friday morning and pottered into Ullapool. There are eight good strong blue visitor’s buoys in…
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Cracking progress!
Scoresby Sund Expedition 2022 Day 13. 23rd June 2022 Position: Moored, Isle Martin Wind: SW F4-6. Visibility: Good. Sea condition: Moderate to Rough One of the drawbacks of sailing in Britain is that we need to use the tides, so we were up again at 05:05 GMT to catch the strong stream that runs through…