first dusting

[sahona]

of snow on the Arran hills this morning.
Thought it felt cold as we wandered round the town yesterday.

[DaveS]

Indeed. Driving down from Craobh yesterday (first decent day for weeks, the work progresses a bit) the tops of Cruachan and Ben More looked particularly fine, before the fog formed at sundown.

[aquaplane]

We decided to bite the bullet and go to see how Chiron had survived on Saturday. It was gorgeous getting glimpses of the snow capped hills as we drove in.

It was a great day, there were a few hills with white tops, I couldn't guess how far down the snow came but it looked nice.

We stopped overnight and normal service was resumed on Sunday, gray and showery.

The boat was OK, a bit green in places but nothing unusual.

[Gordonmc]

No snow, but there was a frost on the deck until about 11.00 on Saturday morning. It was dark by the time I got on board Friday night, although not too cold. Luckily I had banked up the stove before turning in and it was still going strong when I roused.
Saturday was a belter of a day after the weeks of rain and wind. Going through the Kyle narrows the seals had steam coming off them. I will post a pic sometime.
I tied up in the inner harbour at Rothesay which, predictably, was very quiet. I could charge the batteries and take on water which was the main object of the exercise.
All change on Sunday with a F7 on the nose going home. Rothesay bay was very uncomfortable. At least it stayed dry and I lost the chop when I got into the Kyle.
BTW, if anyone is looking for an eatery in Rothesay I recommend the Squat Lobster. Turn right coming out of the harbour and keep going... its on the left past the Pavilion. Take yer own grog. The sea-bass n' chips was just fine.
All in all, a fine weekend.

[Nick]

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Beautiful day here today. We went out to the boat to check up on her but it was too nice so we grabbed an hour's sail. More gales tomorrow!