A much better day, sunny with wind from the W, though the barometer is still low. We left Loch Boisdale with no regrets and reached along the coast towards Loch Skipport, putting in a reef on the way. There seemed to be gusts of wind coming down from the hills, so we thought this might also happen in the anchorage in Loch Skipport. We continued to Loch Carnan, which has a wiggly but buoyed entrance. The reason for the buoyage is that there is a quay which serves the power station and fuel depot, so the tankers need a bit of help to find the way in. The anchorages seemed rather deep so we picked up a mooring and had lunch, later finding that nobody would need it overnight, so we stayed.
We went ashore for
a walk, rather than to find anything in particular. However we found that a big building on the shore is a salmon smokery, so we bought a pack of Organic Smoked Salmon. We also found active peat diggings and some small lochs with wild Water Lilies.
Tomorrow we hope to go to Canna, possibly followed by Eigg, as we need to head back towards Arisaig ready for our holiday holiday.
Follow the
track on Google Maps
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| Loch Carnan – fishermen’s landing place |
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| Mystery flower – (now identified as Field Gentian) |
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| Water Lilies |
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| Peat Diggings – it appears a machine digs peat from a narrow slit. |
