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There are a couple of jobs I’ve been meaning to get around to, one being the servicing of the two winches right aft, little Lewmar 30s....

It was a fine morning with little wind. I weighed anchor and commenced motoring South to the East side of Oro, which appears to be a...

I was up at about 0700 and had breakfast and a shower at the museum which was lovely and hot, the previous one I’d had was only luke...

We awoke at about 0700 and got up and were on our way to the bus station by about quarter past so, obviously, got there a little early...

We awoke to  the boat moving around a bit at anchor, the swell had gone around to the South and was coming into the bay. Not too terribly...

I had a shower then porridge for breakfast and then pottered to the shop to buy some ham and milk. As I was walking back to the boat I...

I’d wanted to press on today so the plan had been to get up and go and have breakfast and so on on the way. I woke up just after 0630 and...

We had a relatively leisurely start leaving just before 0900 and heading out into the channel on a fine day with light Southerly breeze...

After a leisurely breakfast, shower and garbage disposal evolution we were ready to move on. It was still blowing old boots from astern....

I was up at about 0630 writing my blog and making porridge, Katharine went for a shower. I wanted to be at the chandler for opening time...

We had a leisurely breakfast and went to see if we could pay for our berth at what we thought was the harbour office however it turned...

Whilst I was doing my blog Katharine went for a shower and to pay for her unused night in the hostel. She came back decidedly pleased she...

Up at the laundry I found two machines with one being a washing and one a drying machine arranged under a card reader. On the card reader...

18th - 20th North Sea to Thyboron The sea was a little rummelly overnight in Fraserburgh Bay, I managed to stay in bed until about 0600...

17th June I had a peaceful night at anchor and was under way by 0600, there was wind from the South  and we had full sail initially. By...

15th and 16th June Katharine had reminded me that Roddy and Lucy were close to Inverness and after a bacon and egg breakfast I looked in...

I woke up fairly early and thought I’d go for a shower and see what the fresh water arrangements were like for topping up my tanks. The...

Having seen Graham to the bus stop Ailsa and I bought some milk, frozen peas and garlic then went back to the boat to make a sandwich and...

8-10 June 2025 Good morning all, we’re all now starting to stir on Tuesday morning, we’re far further along the Caledonian canal - at...

April 7th