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| Ardmeanach Peninsula with waterfalls |
After another windy night, spent watching the anchor, the wind dropped and the sun came out, neither of which were suggested by the forecast which remains pretty poor. The barometer has gone up a tiny bit to 990. The Ardmeanach peninsula looks even more impressive with several waterfall streams running down it. Unfortunately its heavy cap of cloud prevents me taking a decent picture.
It would be nice to move on but we have to be a bit sensible as we do not wish to be out in the same wind as last night. We decided to visit Cragaig Bay on Ulva as it is said to be sheltered and is South-facing. On the way we had more good views of the Ardmeanach peninsula, The cloud had lifted and the waterfalls were starting to lose their power.
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| Ardmeanach Peninsula with cloud |
It was a beat over there, of course, but this gave the option of a run back if we did not like the look of the place. Approaching Cragaig Bay, we thought we could see the way in, but the wind increased, coming out of the bay. Looking in we could not see the sort of sheltered water one hopes to find in an anchorage – it all seemed thoroughly disturbed by the wind, which appeared to be coming over the island, down the hill and through the anchorage. It did not seem sensible to investigate further in strong wind. Panic – where now? After a quick look at the pilot books we headed for the Sound of Ulva. I had previously dismissed this as a bad place to go - if you wish to pass through the sound you follow instructions like “keep a sharp look out for rocks in the narrow passage”.
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| Sound of Ulva – view S when at anchor |
However there is an anchorage at the S end which is easy to reach. Once there we found it a very quiet spot, with no road noise or anything. Also no GSM access, but I am getting used to that. Maybe we will go ashore in the morning – can’t be bothered just now.
