The Glasgow police will not let wide loads travel along the M8 through Glasgow until 10.00 am. So, unusually, the driver did not leave at his normal 6:00 am and we had a lie in and finally left at 8:00 am. The view from the very high cab of the truck was magnificent as we headed north up the M6, A74 and M74. The journey through Glasgow passed without encountering too much traffic as a result we were slightly early for the escort vehicle. After a brief spell in a lay-by I was handed a two way radio by the escort driver and asked to listen to instructions. We were then able to follow a white van, with flashing lights, through the centre of Greenock and all of the rest of the journey to Kip Marina.
After waiting for one hour for the crane to return a yacht to the water, after having had a new propeller fitted (I never did find out how he lost his last one), Jomima was lowered into the waters of the Firth of Clyde ready for the start of this year’s adventure.
