Decided to walk the southern loop on the island. After a coffee and a bacon roll at the “Wee Cafe” we set off down the road and then took a track and the footpath towards the wind turbines. On the way we passed the remains of Kilchattan Chapel, built in the 13th century, the chapel …
It was a bumpy night but we were up bright and early to go to the Achamore Gardens. These go back to the 19th century but were developed by Colonel Sir James Horlick after 1944 and are now looked after by the Gigha Island Community after it bought the island in 2002. They certainly are …
As predicted it was a bumpy night on the mooring at Craighouse but we still slept well having faith in the mooring. In the morning it was pretty miserable but the wind had dropped and we set off motor sailing towards the island of Gigha, just across the Sound of Jura. We decided to tow …
Richard had a Teams online meeting that lasted until nearly midday so after that we rushed off ashore with a packed lunch to try to walk into the “interior “ of the island. Despite buying a map this turned out to be a fruitless endeavour and we ended up walking along the road north out …
A prompt start to catch the tide down the Sound of Jura. We motored down Loch Melfort, as there was little to no wind, and passed the Clyde Puffer, VIC32. However, once outside the loch we had a fantastic sail south south-west in 15 to 20 knots of breeze. It was a bit gusty with …
