The wind has at last dropped and we have been able to start our journey to the Western Isles of Scotland. We have been fortunate in being able to join Morrison and Margaret, who also have a Broom 38, for this journey. Their house overlooks the Clyde and they are very familiar with the area so we will be able to benefit from their many years of knowledge.
The first step was to head for the Crinan Canal, via Tarbert to refuel. The Crinan is a short cut between the Sound of Jura and Loch Fyne and saves coastal shipping a 100 mile journey around the sometimes dangerous long finger of the Kintyre Peninsular. The canal is 9 miles long and has 15 locks. Today we entered from Loch Fyne and reached Cairnbaan, where the two boats moored together. As you will see from the photograph, Ann managed to get back to her normally relaxed locking procedure very quickly.
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