5th July 2015 – Oban to Crinan
We arrived in Oban in sunshine around lunchtime on
Friday. Yet more stunning scenery. The marina is across from the town on an
island called Kerrera – a courtesy water taxi ferries sailors back and forth
once an hour. A walk around the island
(getting slightly lost), an ice cream, a shower and another of Mike’s delicious
meals served on deck as it was still warm.
Squally showers had been forecast for the following day so we decided to
stay put. On Saturday we took the water
taxi over to the town for provisions and to have a look round. Oban seems to consist largely of fish and
chip restaurants, and it was just a question of picking which one to go to for
our evening meal.
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| Sunset from Crinan |
As the bad weather had blown through (for now) we set off
again this morning. We were able to sail
for a time, but as usual the wind was coming from where we wanted to go and so
we had to turn the engine on. We passed
through the narrows into Loch Luing where the strong tide swept us along, at
times more than doubling our speed and shooting us out of the other end like a
champagne cork out of a bottle.
Crinan (at the North end of the Crinan Canal) proved to be yet another very pretty place. We picked up a mooring buoy, and later after
dinner sat on deck with a glass of port watching the sunset, and were blessed
with the sight of a couple of dolphins playing around another boat as it came
in.
Oh the Crinan Canal’s for me
For I don’t like the wild raging
sea
Those big foaming breakers, they
give me the shakers
The Crinan Canal’s for me.
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| Crinan |
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