BLUEMOMENT

Only anchored there this year, but news from the pub is that the price of a visitors mooring has jumped from £10 to £15 per night. - allegedly due to the cost of insuring against damage due to failure. Poses the question - were they taking money uninsured up to now?
Also, the yellow ones are for free daytime use, while the dark ones are for overnighters. If you stay overnight on a yellow one you will of course, be charged the £15.
The Holy Isle ferry still charges through the moorings instead of using the marked fairway, which leaves a nice clear spot to anchor.
P.S. The £15 does include full use of the Lamlash swell.

When we were there, 3 years ago I think, the instructions were to pay the bloke at the caravan on the pier doing trips, or was it a ferry. It wasn't easy and we only just made it, he seemed to be more interested in somat else. Anyway we coughed up despite having to work at it.

Collecting dues:
Things have (or had, ) changed.
The ferryman does the early morning rounds in his rib on the way to taking the ferry off its mooring.
I believe he may do another collection round when he puts it back for the night. You can still pay at the caravan.
So, its -Rudely waken, money taken, boat shaken as he goes about his business.
(Now I think I've gone too far! sorry -irresistable.))

£15 for no water no showers no electric they got to be kiddin'! The anchor will do fine.

Booby Trapper wrote:£15 for no water no showers no electric they got to be kiddin'! The anchor will do fine.

£15 is the norm for moorings anywhere on the west coast now. That's the main reason I'm upgrading from a manual to an electric windlass for next season.

Well that and the golfer's elbow in the left arm and the tennis elbow in the right.... how come and I've never played either sport?

This year have paid for mooring (once) in Tobermory and (once) in Isle Oransay (Duisdale Hotel... fabulous!). Every where else we anchored on our 3 week cruise.

Nicest and most surprising anchorage, just as a matter of interest to us, was Loch Spelve. Being Spelve virgins it was a delightful place shared with 100 of our closest CCC friends....

Like Aline, how is it pronounced. Ay-leen. Ah-leen? Spelvey? Spelv?

So many questions, so little left of the season...

Donald

I'm not a Gaelic speaker, but.... as far as I am aware, Aline has a similar sound to the name Allan, and Spelve has the "ey" sound, or perhaps more the aspirate "eh" at the end. Like Calve Island which AFAIK is something like Calve-eh with the soft aspirate at the end.

If the chart or map has the Gaelic name, or you can get access to a reliable guide, then the Gaelic spelling can usually be a good indicator eg Àlainn, Spéilbhidh, and Chailbhe.

There are some helpful links about Gaelic placenames here. Look for the bit that says;

Ainmean-àite le buidheachas do dh' Iain Mac an Tailleir / Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir (pdf)

•A'Chleit - Butt of Lewis
•Cabaan - Eyre
•Faddoch - Jura
•Kallin - Ovie
•Pabay - Yoker

Thanks Donald

I knew about Calve and got the Aline bit right. Just wasn't sure which way Spelve went. I'm happy to pronounce it Spelv-eh.

Donald

Aja wrote:I'm happy to pronounce it Spelv-eh.

Donald

Eh?

Donald

I think I'll stick with yr Cymraeg.

ok since we're on the subject why is puiladobhrain pronounced "pol - doran" , to my untutored eye dobhrain should be "dovrain" ??

stevepick wrote:ok since we're on the subject why is puiladobhrain pronounced "pol - doran" , to my untutored eye dobhrain should be "dovrain" ??

From Pronunciation Guide for Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) http://www.unilang.org/view.php?res=50

"Bh = "v" as in "vote", but may be softened to a "w" sound or be silent in the middle, for example "abhainn", which can be pronounced as "aveen" or "aween" according to dialect"

Shard wrote:

Aja wrote:I'm happy to pronounce it Spelv-eh.

Donald

Eh?

Donald

Sorry. "y" and "h" are bloody close together on this thing.....

Donald

Only kidding, Donald.

Donald