Day 10 & 11 : Saturday 9th May Caledonian Canal - Banavie top basin to Laggan Locks; Duration - 4 hours A predominantly cold but sunny day to gently motor from Banavie to Laggan Locks. Two swing bridges... ... and 3 upward locks, with a very low water level for the canal... The aptly named Loch Lochy brought us more sun... and a wee bit of summer hail! But once through Laggan Lock, reaching the highest point on the canal (32m/ 106 ft above sea level) , the sun came out agai

Day 9: 8th May 2026. Loch Corry to Corpach Sea Basin, Fort William and Banavie Jetty, Caledonian Canal Duration 3 hours + 5 hours : Wildlife seen - some crazy Lock surfing ducks An earlyish getaway, and then a 3 hour motor, which gave the Captain time to get his fender board in order.... before our arrival at Corpach Sea Lock, Fort William.... ...and the start of our Caledonian Canal caper.... A couple of locks guided by some lovely and expert Canal staff, which were good pr

Day 8: Thursday 7th May 2026. Loch Corry, Morvern After a lovely settled nights sleep... ..., and having decided yesterday to have a day exploring a bit more of the very well tended Kingairloch Estate, (as it was to be high gust winds all day.)...we went ashore, for a nice 9km hike along the shore of the Loch... ...and up the hill to a wee waterfall., with lovely views. On our way back, we took a closer look at a recent stone-balancing sculpture by Adrian Gray (November 2024

Day 6 & 7: Tues 5th/Wed 6th May 2026. Another night in Oban; Oban to Loch Corry, Morvern Duration: 2 hours; Wildlife seen - grey seal; red deer, wild goats, distant eagle, 2 porpoises. Spent a lovely day at La Cala, catching up with Granny and Grandpa. The Captain was also able to make the most of the day ashore, and service the troublesome bow thruster thoroughly. At days' end, another beautiful sunset for our last night ashore.... which just got better .... ....and better!

Day 5: Monday 4th May 2026. Ardfern to Oban Duration 4 hours : Wildlife seen - porpoises and seabirds galore. Awoke to fair, but chilly winds, and after a hearty lunch we set off for Oban.... The Captain was happy, as he got a good bit of sailing in, before the winds dropped and in what seemed like very little time, we motored into Oban Marina and tied up on the pontoons. A wee bag packed, we strode out past Dunollie Castle - the ancestral home of the Clan MacDougall... in se

Day 4: Sunday 3rd May 2026. Gigha to Craignish Lagoon, Ardfern Duration - 4 hours : Wildlife seen - 3 porpoises, lots of seabirds including some eider ducks and lots of low flying shags, and a very lonely duckling) Hats and gloves weather as we went ashore to explore the "Fisherman's Cave", which served as a refuge for Fishermen and their equipment, as well as an area for drying and salting fish... ... and then on up to the Watch Cairn at Gigha's most northerly point, where i

Day 3 : Saturday 2nd May 2026 Sanda Island to Twin Beach, Gigha Duration 4.5 hours : Wildlife seen - Minke Whale! Grey seals and lots of seabirds (guillimots, razorbills, gannets and shags) A sunnier day than expected, as we headed away from Sanda Island with a fixed bow thruster (a good few thwacks of a hammer seemed to do the trick!) and happy hearts... Rounding the Mull of Kintyre running with the tide was blissfully calm and quick, and the settled seas seemed like a pool

Day 2: Friday 1st May 2026 Lochranza, Arran to Sanda Island - Duration: 4.5 hours Wildlife seen: Shag, Wild Red Deer, lots of seabirds Woke early to another nice day , but as the day progressed the cloud and the cool built up to more familiar Scottish Summer sailing conditions. Breakfast and 'bow thruster' investigations, followed by a trip ashore to purchase some excellent sandwiches from the ferry pier... ..and a walk to the Arran Distillery to stock up on 'essentials'.

Day 1: Thursday 30th April 2026 Inverkip to Lochranza, Arran Duration 4 hours Wildlife seen - 2 porpoises, heron A leisurely departure for Sulaire, in the Midday sun, after fueling up and filling up the watertanks. The Navy saw fit to make sure the waters were safe with lots of activity, as a huge Air Craft Carrier guarded the Clyde.... A low flypast by a Hercules overhead, ... ....and then a relaxed sail to Lochranza, where we discovered the Captains 'Thruster' was not perf