The forecast of wind and rain proved correct. We sat around waiting for the rain to stop, eventually spotting the mast of a boat approaching the lock behind us. It was a couple with a Hunter Sonata, taking it from Arisaig to Kip. We helped them through the lock and they then rafted alongside and came aboard for a cup of coffee and a breather. We then went through the next 4 locks together to Cairnbaan. We stopped there to visit some ancient cup and ring markings on flat rocky areas at Achnabreac. These are 4000 years old and nobody knows what they mean. We also visited the fort Dun na Maraig which was marked on the map but found only a wooded rocky hill with no path leading up it and nothing on top to show it was a fort.
The canal is very quiet with an end-of-season feel to it, not helped by cool, wet and windy weather.
Tomorrow the weather should be good enough to leave the canal. Follow the
track on Google Maps.
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| Cup and Ring Marks at Achnabreac |
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| Cup and Ring mark site has a fine view |
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| Locking 2 boats together shares the workload |
