Loch Ewe to Stornoway

15th to 17th June
L.Ewe-Summer Isles-L.Mariveg-Stornoway
Route
It has been a treat to have two of my sons for company, and younger muscles to haul in anchor etc! But sailing over the North Minch in sea fog is chilly, even in mid-summer.

Across to Outer Hebrides

When fog clears, it is blissfully hot. The hottest day of the trip so far, indeed, was the northernmost bit: yesterday in Stornoway.

Before that we had more wonderful anchorages: Tanera Beg in the Summer Isles, which boasts small beaches of perfect white and pink coral sand; then 'Witches' Pool' in Loch Mariveg on Lewis. Pictures are better than words....

We climbed the peak on Tanera Beg,

...and that's 'Misty' down there...

...clambering ashore on Eilean Fada Mor (that's a coral beach behind George)...

It's often not easy to land.....steep, weedy, wobbly, slippery rocks!

...but views make it worthwhile...

..and here's a golden eagle cruising overhead...

Now, we're in Stornoway. Sons are leaving on the early ferry to Ullapool, and wonders of good public transport mean they should be in Bristol mid-afternoon.

Then, the really tricky bit: deciding where to go next! I even consider going down to Caledonian Canal as I've never seen it, then east coast UK; or back to Orkney and home from there; or outside the Hebrides (never seen that either). As it is, I'll leave it in the hands of the weather forecast. I'm never one to fight the wind or tide!