11th August – Crinan to Loch Aline

Up at 0600 to leave for Croabh Haven for fuel then sailing through the Dorus Mor with its whirlpools, two lighthouses and the dreich (!).  Apparently Driesh means …. grey, cool, a bit windy, rain the quality of spray and, well, … dreish (please can we have volunteers to give a more sound definition via “comments”).  Then we saw Mull!  It was a distant, great wall of green brackeny hillside going from the frisky sea to the dour, heavy, grey clouds, left to right, as far as the eye could see.  It was immense, and Scottish.  We got to Loch Aline in time to have a great meal cooked by Geoff, our master chef.

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