To Campbeltown
Trip Start
May 06, 2008
1
7
130
Trip End
Sep 30, 2008
Campbeltown,
Scotland,
United Kingdom
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
After another hour or so, it became apparent that it would be a miserable journey, and a long one, if we tried sailing up to Lamlash. The seas were quite lumpy, and unusually, we were getting water (very cold water) dumped on us occasionally by larger than usual waves. We tried taking a long tack out to sea and then back in again, but it was not a successful strategy so instead, we opted for the port of Campbeltown on the Kintyre peninsula
Celtic Warrior on the pontoon at Campbeltown
. This is about a 5 miles shorter distance than Lamlash but the tacking etc took us up 51 miles on the log, by the time we arrived at 15:15.Campbeltown has a single pontoon for visiting yachts but fortunately we had space. The obliging temporary pontoon minder (the normal one was on holiday) named Nigel and who keeps his own yacht on the pontoon, was very helpful with information. He underlined the unsuitability of Lamlash in an easterly and reassured us that we had made the right decision. He also showed us where there were washing machines or machine, to be precise, in the local swimming pool and library building - an unusual combination! Consequently, we were able to get our first washing of the trip done, part two the following morning. I know I've stated this in previous years, but getting the laundry done can be a challenge and once you have, it's a great feeling of a job well accomplished!!
