Lochside Hotel Bowmore

20 Shore St Bowmore, Islay, The Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Lovely Lowlandmans Bay

A travel blog entry by simoncole

... almost enclosed anchorage just North of Craighouse (where we were on July 8th)

We are now on a 'starting the engine every four hours to keep it warm' regime.

For those that don't know, EasyStart is spray can of ether that you squirt into the air intake. It's highlighy volatile and gives the engine a bit of a kick. It's very effective but at the same time casues damage to the pistons and piston rings.

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Scalasaig, Colonsay

A travel blog entry by simoncole

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... After the alloted half an hour we put all sail out and experienced a glorious sailing afternoon. We beat at 55 degrees against a force two and made 5 knots for a couple of hours. Then the wind veered 20 degrees so we tacked onto starboard for half an hour. That took us to within an hours steaming, which is what we need to ensure the batteries are fully charged. Ideal!

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Craighouse, Jura

A travel blog entry by simoncole

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... which I hope to visit tomorrow, and the island's only hotel, shop and church.



For any that know, we are not going though the Gulf Corryvreckan, and for those that don't know the Admiralty Pilot guide calls it "very violent and dangerous" and says "no vessel should then attempt this passage without local knowledge. Hence we are not going there!







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Port Ellen, Isle of Islay

A travel blog entry by simoncole

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... rent of a minature every year, but you have to come in person to collect it!

Friday 8 July
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Bus timetables here on the Island of Islay are complicated.
There's one set for school days and another for school holidays, then they have a page for Mon,Wed,Fri and another for Tue,Thu. Besides that there are 2 bus operators being Islay Coaches and Royal Mail. However it does ...

Ardminish, Gigha

A travel blog entry by simoncole

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... wonderful! The weather is fine and hot and sunny, but little wind. Maybe we could have beaten against a force 1, but instead we turned the engine on.

The strong tides are with us, so we can make 8 Knots with ease.

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All tied up by 17:00

The sun is still strong and Viv and I were tempted to take a plunge. Unfortunately there was a nasty brown scum floating on ...

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