Cruising the West Coast with Cal Mac

ash · Post by **ash** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:50 am

The second week of our holiday is all organised and booked.

We're going to cruise part of the West Coast, courtesy of Cal Mac and the car.

Itinery

Sunday 3 August - Tarbet, Loch Fyne then 2 nights on Islay, 1 night on Colonsay, and 3 nights on Mull. Some nights B+B, rest hotels.

Ash

ash · Post by **ash** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:12 pm

Managed to add another 3 islands to our trip.

Jura - by wee ferry and car
Oransay - wellies at low water
Iona - by wee ferry

Ash - talking to himself

Post by **Silkie** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:33 pm

Did it not re-kindle ideas of moving Mistral?

ash · Post by **ash** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:54 pm

Silkie wrote:Did it not re-kindle ideas of moving Mistral?

Yes and No.

It was great to see some of the places that you guys talk about.

Any move would need the full co-operation of my crew ( ie, it would need to be her idea )

The trip around the islands was fully the idea of the crew, without any prompting from me so I look on that as a good sign.

Watching Sunshine beating out of Scarasaig gave my crew some concerns.

Watching the speed of the water through the Sound of Islay filled us both with trepidation! I know that it must go slack before it changes direction but any time I looked it was running like a river even when it looked like high water. The guy on the ferry reckons it runs at 8 knts at springs.

Next year the crew wants to go on a 2 week flotilla in Greece with Sailing Holidays Ltd, again wholly her idea.

We'll get there - promise.

.........

Ash

Post by **Silkie** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:29 pm

"Sail on a steamer - and behold the Hebrides; navigate your own boat and discover them." John McLintock - West Coast Cruising. (italics original)