Bangor Northern Ireland to The Isles of Scilly Unfamiliar waters for us always hold a tasty mixture of adventure and challenge, to be met with due research, experience and caution. Our outward journey last year took us across from The Isles of Scilly to Baltimore in the south west Irish Republic, so on this next …

After some lovely walks ashore it was time to leave this delightful place. The muddy anchor needed a good wash off, having glued us into the glutinous ooze for four days, burying itself deeper with each tide; Zoonie’s bow dipped as she finally pulled it clear. Since leaving Stornoway we have used the anchor at …

Where do Guillemots Sleep? We know puffins go to land, as we’ve seen them ‘at home’ on the stack off Canna, but Guillemots, do they go ashore as well? I asked Rob this question as we motored toward Loch Scresort in the enveloping night. Then suddenly, we found out. A short distance ahead were hundreds …

Southbound into the Minch. Before I post my blogs about our 4-day car ramble around Lewis and Harris I want to bring you up to date on our fine voyage south from Stornoway, firstly to a night in Loch Scresort on Rhum and yesterday back to Loch Aline, one of our favourite safe anchorages on …

Stornoway Bound The last day of June today, how time flies. Not so long ago the blue veiled mountains of the Outer Hebrides beckoned us towards them every time we touched upon one of the western headlands of Skye; and thanks to the fine public bus service on that island, the beckoning happened numerous times. …