Yesterday's 32nm passage from Canna to Castlebay, Barra, was completed in the calm before the storm. We motored the whole way so we took the chance to make a brief stop at a very wild and remote anchorage at Hyskeir Lighthouse.
The lighthouse was built in 1904 and was one of the last to be automated in Scotland, in 1997. The low-lying rocks and reefs offer limited shelter but in yesterday's calm conditions, it was a magical place with dozens of curious seals watching our arrival.
We motored on to Castlebay with its little marina where we were given a warm welcome. Yesterday afternoon it was calm and warm in the sunshine.
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| The marina with the CalMac ferry terminal and Kisimul Castle (C16th) across the bay |
Unfortunately, the strong winds arrived with a bang during the night, complete with a wall of stinging rain, so at 03.00 Graham was out to get very wet whilst adding extra lines to ease Maunie's movement. For a while the wind backed to the SW, which is not a great direction here (waves were breaking over the outer wide pontoons), but for the next couple of days we'll have strong westerlies so we'll be doing some walking or maybe cycling if the weather isn't too trying.
Hello from Joan and Pete from tiny coffee shop in Castlebay. Our encounter was short but meaningful and now we are able to follow you around the world!!! Wall to wall sunshine in Edinburgh today.
ReplyDeleteBye for now.