Stornoway, United Kingdom

Another wet, windy day. I changed the oil in the morning and tried several times to get the primary fuel filter to stop seeping, but unsuccessfully. It was yet another day for not doing much, as the weather was so foul. We cheered ourselves up with ...

... a drink but they declined, stating that they'd had a late night the previous night but as were going to be in Stornoway together tomorrow, could they come over then? Of course we agreed and settled down to a dinner of haggis with the usual accoutrements, ...

... bothy and then furled the sails and motored round the headland and 'round the back' of the islands and thence onwards towards Stornoway. Over in the distance, we could see a small yacht with a bright, dayglo orange headsail. It later transpired that this ...

Another breezy night but by the morning, the wind had abated, temporarily. Roger Oliver then came and broke the bad news, the wind was due to rise shortly with gales anticipated from the SW on Tuesday and Wednesday. Roger, Colin and I agreed that our ...