We awoke to a misty morning and set off down the Jura
Sound. The mist soon thickened to actual
fog, and we lost sight of the land around us.
Thank goodness for electronic navigation devices! It took a couple of hours for the fog to
clear, during which time we saw nothing else but a couple of other boats on the
radar, two seals, a dolphin, and numerous sea birds.
Once we could see again the wind picked up and
we were able to turn the engine off and sail.
For a while we were having fun.
But as we neared our turning point off the Isle of Islay, the wind grew
stronger and the sea became quite rough.
Eventually though we reached the refuge of Port Ellen, which has a small
marina which was full so we had to raft up to another boat, but we were pleased
to arrive.
One of our alternative mooring places was Luce Bay, until we
noticed on the chart that it said ‘Live firing practice area - unexploded ordnance
(buoyed)’. There were two rocks in the
entrance called ‘Little Scare’ and Big Scare’ so we took the hint!
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