It was sad to be leaving Scotland yesterday but next stop was the homeland so wasn’t too bad! If the weather had been kind to us Largs would not have been our last stop, and we could have continued cruising in the Clyde for another couple of days before making the hop across the Northern Ireland. However, the weather was not going to make our lives easy so it was a hop across to Belfast Lough in one fell swoop. With the front having gone through in the morning, we waved goodbye to Largs and Scotland and sailed down the Clyde. The wind did not play too nicely to begin with as our making tack had us heading to Ayr, which for those of you not familiar with the layout of the North Channel is on the opposite side to Belfast! However, after the odd wind dance the wind started to come round from the west and we were able to start actually heading where we wanted to go - sadly on starboard tack again!! It was an awesome sail from this point on, the odd boat, lighthouse, stars, setting moon over Blackhead and plenty of sea birds to keep us entertained. It was a bit of a late arrival into Carrick but we had the promise of a long lie and then next day I was coming home to Bangor. So here we are now sitting in Bangor marina, mum and dad came to catch our lines - thank you and brought us some extra supplies - they’ve not all been finished yet!! Weather due to blow in again tomorrow so I think it will be a day of shoreside activities, which may or may not involve swimming!! Until then Karen out x
John, 28.7.09
Largs was my first encounter with the Scarlet Oyster and under a certain amount of trepidation. I have nothing to be concerned about. Welcomed aboard by Kathy who is the skipper and introduced to first mate Karen, along with Angela from NI Cancer Trust and her charge of five young people who have faced adversity from cancer. It was fantastic to see how upbeat and positive they all were, and sad to hear them talk of tumours and treatment in between discussing “normal” everyday things. Heroes.
John 29.7.09
No sleep. Yawn. Unfamiliar sounds and teenagers talking until silly O’clock not conducive to sleep. This was unfortunate as Kathy tells us we are going to exploit a gap in the weather and cross Irish sea to Carrickfergus which will take until approximately 2pm. First proper sailing and at night time too. Had good weather to start with but quickly got cold. Kathy keeps us well looked after with special hot chocolate and soup. Have a go at the wheel, bags of fun but cold and tiredness gets better of me and I crash for half an hour. Wake up shivering as we are getting closer to the harbour but wind dies on us and we switch to engine. Loads of stars in the sky, recognise the plough. We finally arrive and moor up at night, make good the boat and everyone crashes.
John 30.7.09
Some sleep. Yawn. Seem to be awake before everyone else so I decide to wander round Carrickfergus marina. The sun is shining warmly and all is good. Have a quick saunter round Black head (lighthouse) after having passed it last night before we exploit another break in the weather to skip across to Bangor. A very pleasant jaunt in fab weather and we chat as we cross. If I couldn’t see the attraction yesterday I definitely do now. Sailing is ace. Back to boat for ace lasagne and garlic bread, yum. Later, John. [30/07/09 22:00]
Thursday 30 July 2009
Wednesday 22 July 2009
More swimming - this time the Atlantic!
Can’t believe we’re already on Leg 10 and we’ve left the Caledonian Canal! Had an awesome trip down the canal with two great crews from around Scotland. We also had an expected day with Wendy and Iain Hope and their family on Sunday - it was great thank you all. Our new crew arrived on Monday after some very helpful Skandia volunteers cleaned and polished Scarlet - it was great to meet you guys and thanks. Monday night was cricket night - well with England winning a test match in the Ashes and us having our Austalian trustee on the boat - it would have been rude not too. I think it ended up being a draw - siting bad light! Departing Caledonian Canal on Tuesday morning was superb, Wendy and Iain came down to wave us off, cloud was off Ben Nevis and the sun was shining. Unfortunately no wind so it was a motor out of Corpach down Loch Linnhe and through Corran Narrows. I’d forgotten how nice it was sailing aorund this area - it’s amazing somewhere I need to spend much more time in our cruise round next year :-) Evening was spent in Dunstaffnage wandering around the castle - by the time we got to cricket it was bad light!! Tuesday morning was very wet, had a lazy morning and left not long after 11 - lo and behold not long after leaving the sun came out and we were treated to some of most amazing scenery of the voyage so far. We had a great little anchor at Puilladobhrain - fond memories from my Day Skipper and charters with John. We stopped here for lunch - like quite a few others but unlike others we had a swim!! So that’ll be North Sea, Loch Ness, Loch Oich and Atlantic Ocean ticked for swimming now - not doing badly! So now we’re moored up in the basin at Crinan all set for a second canal tomorrow - can’t wait :-) Karen out.
Last night after a gorgeous dinner of pasta, we went to find the pitch for the second test match in our EMT Ashes Series. We walked along the beach, into the forest, into a dead end, back out again, along the shore, to the castle, and then a left turn down onto the beach. It was so beautiful,... Fran was taught by Gareth, champion skimmer, how to skim stones. It was magic, with the sunset and islands over the water. Unfortunately, we had postpone the second test, due to the the girls enjoying the simply breathtaking view and the boys’ stone throwing competition.
So today started drizzly and with very dreigh Scottich weather. But by noon, the sun had come out, and we saw dolphins! We also swam the Atlantic! - a whole 2 boat lenghts,... It was cold... actually freezing, actually beyond freezing.
We played a great game of Animal ABC as we motor sailed past the islands and lighthouses. We had a water fight,... instigated by the Aussie on board,...however, Gareth and Cath, our skipper, saught revenge.
We had the bagpipes welcome us into Crinan and are now in the most idealic harbour, with classic yachts and the forest around us. It’s been a great day. We’re looking forward to more to come. Fran, Gareth and the Aussie out.
RAWWWR! how exciting has this trip been so far :O??? also How cool was that swim??? i’ll answer that for you..... breathtaking...... quite physicly, ABSOLUTELY BELOW FREEZING! after two laps of the beautiful scarlet oyster fran and i freaked out at the mention of jelly fish and clambered back on deck. I am quite astonished at the reception into crinan lock! as we were about to enter, we were all seronaded with the sound of bagpipes, formed by a lovely little chap in the full traditional scottish kit. we are bein cooked dinner by the shepard pie master’s Luke and Gareth, but its very debatable weather they will actually top the masterfull grade A pasta dish, cooked by Joe and Timmy boy. (that comment Not at all written by joe :P) DOLPHINS, we saw a few poppin there beaks out the atlantic in an orderly fashion to greet us XD, Not to mention the seal, which at one point we thought was man over board!!! :O, we are now writting this blog awaiting dinner after a beautiful cruise, a breath taking dip in the atlantic, with fabulous scenery, lavly weather, WICKED COMPANY!!!, accompanied by the funky sound of bob marley, IT DOESNT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT!!!!
(*_*)PEACE OUT(*_*)
JOEY JOE JOE.*.*.*.*.*.*. And Rach....x
Last night after a gorgeous dinner of pasta, we went to find the pitch for the second test match in our EMT Ashes Series. We walked along the beach, into the forest, into a dead end, back out again, along the shore, to the castle, and then a left turn down onto the beach. It was so beautiful,... Fran was taught by Gareth, champion skimmer, how to skim stones. It was magic, with the sunset and islands over the water. Unfortunately, we had postpone the second test, due to the the girls enjoying the simply breathtaking view and the boys’ stone throwing competition.
So today started drizzly and with very dreigh Scottich weather. But by noon, the sun had come out, and we saw dolphins! We also swam the Atlantic! - a whole 2 boat lenghts,... It was cold... actually freezing, actually beyond freezing.
We played a great game of Animal ABC as we motor sailed past the islands and lighthouses. We had a water fight,... instigated by the Aussie on board,...however, Gareth and Cath, our skipper, saught revenge.
We had the bagpipes welcome us into Crinan and are now in the most idealic harbour, with classic yachts and the forest around us. It’s been a great day. We’re looking forward to more to come. Fran, Gareth and the Aussie out.
RAWWWR! how exciting has this trip been so far :O??? also How cool was that swim??? i’ll answer that for you..... breathtaking...... quite physicly, ABSOLUTELY BELOW FREEZING! after two laps of the beautiful scarlet oyster fran and i freaked out at the mention of jelly fish and clambered back on deck. I am quite astonished at the reception into crinan lock! as we were about to enter, we were all seronaded with the sound of bagpipes, formed by a lovely little chap in the full traditional scottish kit. we are bein cooked dinner by the shepard pie master’s Luke and Gareth, but its very debatable weather they will actually top the masterfull grade A pasta dish, cooked by Joe and Timmy boy. (that comment Not at all written by joe :P) DOLPHINS, we saw a few poppin there beaks out the atlantic in an orderly fashion to greet us XD, Not to mention the seal, which at one point we thought was man over board!!! :O, we are now writting this blog awaiting dinner after a beautiful cruise, a breath taking dip in the atlantic, with fabulous scenery, lavly weather, WICKED COMPANY!!!, accompanied by the funky sound of bob marley, IT DOESNT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT!!!!
(*_*)PEACE OUT(*_*)
JOEY JOE JOE.*.*.*.*.*.*. And Rach....x
Friday 17 July 2009
Scottish Loch swimming - it's great.
We’re now sat at the end of Loch Lochy - waiting to go through Gairlochy Locks and head along to Neptune’s staircase. It’s been an amazing couple of days with our new crew who arrived on Wednesday. Unfortunately yesterday we were not able to sail due to a lack of wind and the fact that Loch Oich is very shallow and narrow so we were limited to motoring in the channel. Everyone had a great time though and got to drive into and out of the locks. We moored up at a pontoon at Invergarry Castle, and with it being such a wonderul day it would have been rude not to have a swim. Three of our new crew were brave and ventured into the peaty waters of Loch Oich, closely followed by Cath and I. Cold as it was when you first got in, not half as cold as Loch Ness two days ago and it was actually warm enough to stay in for at least 5 minutes without starting to develop hypothermia. It was a very refreshing swim on such a warm sunny day - sorry to those of you living in parts of the country where I believe it has been tipping it down for days - it did rain here today! Had a lovely sail this morning along Loch Lochy, flying along at 7 knots with Joe doing a tremendous job of keeping us heading in the right direction. DInner on the go - burgers this evening, yum so musn’t keep them waiting. Karen out.
hi mum when we got to fort agustis we went to a ceilidh and we were listing to the scottish music and some people in the group were dancing but me and stewart wernt .thursday we went throught loch oich and all off the boyes went in the water karen and cath went to but non of the other went in. after that we went throught three locks .today i had to make brecfast and i made eggie bread.we sailed through loch lochy it was good because i got to steer the boat. tomoro were going to stay beside aplace called neptunes stair case and that is eaight locks going down . after that you will be happie to see me home hahaha . by joseph stewart.
The last couple of days have been very amusing with the boys on board. On Wednesday I said goodbye to the first group and met Stuart, Joseph, Ruairidh, Brandon and Michael (there are now more boys than girls!). Wednesday night I got to experience another Ceilidh, one where there was dancing involved, we all got up and joined in except Joseph and Stuart (I dont think it was cool enough). Thursday we continued down the Canal into Loch Oich in beautiful weather, some of the crew even went swimming but I wasnt brave enough! In the evening Stuart and I made pizzas, we had some very creative designs on the toppings. Today we woke up to rain, which wasnt good. However we got into Loch Lochy and managed to do some sailing, with some great work from the boys. We are now stopped for the night at the end of Loch Lochy, where tomorrow (my last day :-( ) we will continue up to Fort William. Dinner soon - burgers and potato wedges mmmmm. Fran x
hello i am having a great time on scarlet ostyer and with ruairidh went to a ceilidh fun i think....... i did do a few dances though lol and went swimming in loch oich it’s hard to swim in there i was first in well swimming in the water but it was great woot woot we are just waiting to go though some locks then we’ll be on neptens staircase oyh i can see Ben Nevis from here lolol.
Michael
Yesterday we went to a rare breeds farm, we saw Shetland ponies, donkeys, a chubby bull, highland cows and a goat with four horns. It was great. We then went out in the boat - I got to drive lots and I even parked the boat after the locks. I saw lots of swans and I was fishing - I even caught a fish - a very small one with the net. In Loch Oich I was the first person to jump into the water for a swim, which was my idea, and then everyone else copied me except Ruairidh and Brandon - they didn’t want to go in the water. Cath and Karen swam out to the anchored boat, Michael swam round the pontoon and I jumped in and out. We went for a walk and we saw a ruined castle, after this I went into the pirate ship on the bow. Fran helped me make pizzas for dinner last night - they were yum. Today we sailed down Loch Lochy and I helped Cath put up the main sail - it was hard work. We also went for a walk today and Joe and I opened one of the bridges over the canal - it was also hard work. Stuart
hi mum when we got to fort agustis we went to a ceilidh and we were listing to the scottish music and some people in the group were dancing but me and stewart wernt .thursday we went throught loch oich and all off the boyes went in the water karen and cath went to but non of the other went in. after that we went throught three locks .today i had to make brecfast and i made eggie bread.we sailed through loch lochy it was good because i got to steer the boat. tomoro were going to stay beside aplace called neptunes stair case and that is eaight locks going down . after that you will be happie to see me home hahaha . by joseph stewart.
The last couple of days have been very amusing with the boys on board. On Wednesday I said goodbye to the first group and met Stuart, Joseph, Ruairidh, Brandon and Michael (there are now more boys than girls!). Wednesday night I got to experience another Ceilidh, one where there was dancing involved, we all got up and joined in except Joseph and Stuart (I dont think it was cool enough). Thursday we continued down the Canal into Loch Oich in beautiful weather, some of the crew even went swimming but I wasnt brave enough! In the evening Stuart and I made pizzas, we had some very creative designs on the toppings. Today we woke up to rain, which wasnt good. However we got into Loch Lochy and managed to do some sailing, with some great work from the boys. We are now stopped for the night at the end of Loch Lochy, where tomorrow (my last day :-( ) we will continue up to Fort William. Dinner soon - burgers and potato wedges mmmmm. Fran x
hello i am having a great time on scarlet ostyer and with ruairidh went to a ceilidh fun i think....... i did do a few dances though lol and went swimming in loch oich it’s hard to swim in there i was first in well swimming in the water but it was great woot woot we are just waiting to go though some locks then we’ll be on neptens staircase oyh i can see Ben Nevis from here lolol.
Michael
Yesterday we went to a rare breeds farm, we saw Shetland ponies, donkeys, a chubby bull, highland cows and a goat with four horns. It was great. We then went out in the boat - I got to drive lots and I even parked the boat after the locks. I saw lots of swans and I was fishing - I even caught a fish - a very small one with the net. In Loch Oich I was the first person to jump into the water for a swim, which was my idea, and then everyone else copied me except Ruairidh and Brandon - they didn’t want to go in the water. Cath and Karen swam out to the anchored boat, Michael swam round the pontoon and I jumped in and out. We went for a walk and we saw a ruined castle, after this I went into the pirate ship on the bow. Fran helped me make pizzas for dinner last night - they were yum. Today we sailed down Loch Lochy and I helped Cath put up the main sail - it was hard work. We also went for a walk today and Joe and I opened one of the bridges over the canal - it was also hard work. Stuart
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Loch Ness Challenge - Done
Awesome day. We started off with a tour round the Loch Ness RNLI lifeboat at Drumnadrochit - I think the only inland based lifeboat in the UK?! That was cool, Simon then joined us and we headed out into Urquhart Bay for the Loch Ness Challenge. We found a good spot to anchor, dropped the hook and got ready... Simon insited he should stay and ensure Scarlet didn’t drift off her anchor and he was our official witness so couldn’t possibly have gone swimming. It had to be one of the those moments where you just jumped in and swam - so we did... I’ll not say it was warm but we didn’t freeze although I was practially hyperventialting by the time I reached the stern again but did manage to hang around in the water long enough for the official photos to be taken! Once out I don’t know what all the worry was for, so much so that Cath and I jumped back in for more photo shoots - it’s not every day you get to swim in Loch Ness with the back drop of Urquhart Castle - pretty cool! The rest of the day was excellent, enough wind to sail, in fact so much so that we had to put a reef in! So now we’re happily moored up at Fort Augustus ready to tackle the lock flight tomorrow morning and then welcome the next crew tomorrow afternoon. Karen out
Today was amazin, we went sailin up the lochness again today it was cool. The wind was quite strong and we went from side to side alot and got thrown about a bit, it was so funny. It started off sunny and then it changed durin the day, we had every type of weather apart from snow and hail. We went to the life boat station place it was good, learnt alot there. Then when we were sailin Karen and Cath swam around the boat by urquhrt castle, it was funny, i cant believed they did it, it looked so cold. We are now in Fort Augustus and had fish and chips for tea, after we went a walk some where, it was really nice scenery. Now the midges are out and bitin me really bad.
mandy macdonald
Today i steered the boat again it was the best sail i have done so far it was such a buzz the way the wind was blowing the boat to the side and the rain was pouring i just felt soooooo free.The midges have been eating me alive today they won’t stop following me.Its sad we are coming to a end and leaving tomorrow but has been a experence i will never forget. It was a great opportunity just to forget the world and all the stresses of cancer the long term side effects and just be in peace away from cars,streets and roads to be around trees,mountains and water Shadab Naqvi x.
OMG today was sooo amazing i had sooo much fun . Simon joi nd us on our sail today which was quit fun as he alwes winds me and shadab up silly bt hay lol. it wasent a verry plesent day today and by that i mean the wether wasent verry nice. x( ooo welll . we were totally proper sailing today and evryone totally had a good time i enjoyd it best when the boat was goen fron side to side and we were goen throug the waves. The girles Cath & Karen went swimming in loch ness which was a we bit crazy ime glad i dident go in theeeeeeee. well what ells? the wether was sunny at the start then half way throug it started to rain agen ! What a suprise i guess thats just bony scottland for you lol. was totally amazing thoe i am glad i came . x) on the way to Fort Agustis i was steering which is like sooo fun and and i parked the boat which was soooo kool my first driving lesson in a boat. food was ok i sapose me& shadab made Haggis which was ok bt not the best lol. In all ime glad i came and in a way ime kinda sad aswell beacause its such a gra8 experience to be in the boat and lern new things but being on board is best and sailing its just soooo kool. The people are sooo nice espeshally Cath& Karen espeshally Simon vsooo helpful and grate fun. ide love to come back and be part of the group agen x) Emma xxxx > Right now getting eaten by miggies thay are sooo anoying tbh i think ther anoying evry one tbh Any way i think i better go beacause whats saposed to be a blog is turning into a book . lol bt hay thank you. Night Night xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Emma.
Great day today with every season out to welcome us. We began with a great guided tour of the lifeboat station and the the boat itself, thanks to Neil for that. We then set out to finish our part of the leg loch Ness to Fort Augustus. With a strong wind and the sails up we went full speed through the loch. As the wind picked up we reached the high point of the sail with the boat lurching and tipping, with me at the wheel for some of it! It was a great way to end the trip and i send all my thanks to the Ellen MacArthur Trust and the crew for allowing me to join this great event. Graham Scott
Today was amazin, we went sailin up the lochness again today it was cool. The wind was quite strong and we went from side to side alot and got thrown about a bit, it was so funny. It started off sunny and then it changed durin the day, we had every type of weather apart from snow and hail. We went to the life boat station place it was good, learnt alot there. Then when we were sailin Karen and Cath swam around the boat by urquhrt castle, it was funny, i cant believed they did it, it looked so cold. We are now in Fort Augustus and had fish and chips for tea, after we went a walk some where, it was really nice scenery. Now the midges are out and bitin me really bad.
mandy macdonald
Today i steered the boat again it was the best sail i have done so far it was such a buzz the way the wind was blowing the boat to the side and the rain was pouring i just felt soooooo free.The midges have been eating me alive today they won’t stop following me.Its sad we are coming to a end and leaving tomorrow but has been a experence i will never forget. It was a great opportunity just to forget the world and all the stresses of cancer the long term side effects and just be in peace away from cars,streets and roads to be around trees,mountains and water Shadab Naqvi x.
OMG today was sooo amazing i had sooo much fun . Simon joi nd us on our sail today which was quit fun as he alwes winds me and shadab up silly bt hay lol. it wasent a verry plesent day today and by that i mean the wether wasent verry nice. x( ooo welll . we were totally proper sailing today and evryone totally had a good time i enjoyd it best when the boat was goen fron side to side and we were goen throug the waves. The girles Cath & Karen went swimming in loch ness which was a we bit crazy ime glad i dident go in theeeeeeee. well what ells? the wether was sunny at the start then half way throug it started to rain agen ! What a suprise i guess thats just bony scottland for you lol. was totally amazing thoe i am glad i came . x) on the way to Fort Agustis i was steering which is like sooo fun and and i parked the boat which was soooo kool my first driving lesson in a boat. food was ok i sapose me& shadab made Haggis which was ok bt not the best lol. In all ime glad i came and in a way ime kinda sad aswell beacause its such a gra8 experience to be in the boat and lern new things but being on board is best and sailing its just soooo kool. The people are sooo nice espeshally Cath& Karen espeshally Simon vsooo helpful and grate fun. ide love to come back and be part of the group agen x) Emma xxxx > Right now getting eaten by miggies thay are sooo anoying tbh i think ther anoying evry one tbh Any way i think i better go beacause whats saposed to be a blog is turning into a book . lol bt hay thank you. Night Night xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Emma.
Great day today with every season out to welcome us. We began with a great guided tour of the lifeboat station and the the boat itself, thanks to Neil for that. We then set out to finish our part of the leg loch Ness to Fort Augustus. With a strong wind and the sails up we went full speed through the loch. As the wind picked up we reached the high point of the sail with the boat lurching and tipping, with me at the wheel for some of it! It was a great way to end the trip and i send all my thanks to the Ellen MacArthur Trust and the crew for allowing me to join this great event. Graham Scott
Monday 13 July 2009
No Nessie - yet....
Today we went down the lochness, it was really gd and very fun. I learnt alot today bout how to get the sail up and down from Karen and how to drive the boat from Cath. It was nice and sunny when we were sailin in the lochness which made even more special and the scenery was amazin, i really enjoyed it. [13/07/09 15:00]
mandy macdonald
Today we headed down to loch Ness which in the glorious sunshine was brilliant. Plenty of sunbathing and relaxation. Once we got to the stunning sight of loch Ness we set up sail when the wind picked up, hoisting up the mast is alot of hard work on the arms! getting ready to wash up now and head for the Ceilidh ,should be good. Graham Scott
What a cool day - through the last lock gate before heading in to Loch Ness this afternoon - absolutely awesome. Blue skies, light breeze (very light), lots of sun - the scenery is stunning. Sadly, or perhaps fortunately, no sign of Nessie yet given that we have to swim tomorrow now for our Loch Nesss Challenge:-) I had to keep reminding myself that we were in a canal when I kept seeing trees and houses out of the hatch by the nav station - no we weren’t going to run aground!! We’re now alongside in Drumnadrochit - thank you to the Loch Ness Lifeboat crew for doing a small recce on depth for us before we nosed (actually stern first) our way into the harbour. The guys have offered us a tour around the station tomorrow morning which will be cool - hopefully the rain may have stopped by then. Yes unfortunately it is now raining here in Loch Ness:-( Although spirits are high as we’re all off to the Canal Trail Ceilidh at Urquhart Castle this evening - happy days :-) Karen out.
It is my third day in Scotland and it keeps getting better and better (well maybe not the weather, although we did have some sunshine today!). We travelled into Loch Ness, which was a first for me and...it’s absolutely beautiful! (no sign of nessy yet). Once in Loch Ness we managed to do some sailing, Shadab and I hoisted up the sail (pretty hard work) but made Scarlet Oyster look amazing! After a really yummy dinner we are now all getting ready to go to the Ceilidh (something else which is a first for me, so I am intrigued), I am sure it will be a lot of fun though... :-) Fran x
Well what can i say omg totally amazing we awoke to gorgeous wether which was fab beacause the preveous day was rainy soooo all was goood. we had news reporter doods on the boat sailing with us taking photos and asking us questions about the journey. felt quit special tbh . ooooo then we got into loch ness well i think it was loch ness! lol Any way it was amazing absalootly stunning it felt like a totally diffrent place like something from a fairy tail or maybe a dream . the journy was was gooood as the wether was 2 and i got soaked by the sail which was quite pants tbh bt i dried off kinda quick and of coarse the sun was shinny. As for swimming no one went swimming i think maby it was to cold or somen ! I SERTENLY WOULDENT HAVE GONE IN SWIMMING after feeeling how cold the water was with the sail. omg this is taking forever. lol well a weeee while to go yet bt in all havin a grate time . thanks Emma xx<3 x)
Each day just keeps getting better and better the stunnig view in loch ness was amazing today as it was realy sunny. Have got to know the crew very well and was driving the boat today ha ha i was terrible at it but gave it my best shot.Done a interview for the sunday mail they took lots of pictures and was asked lots of questions about my cancer. I also went to a ceilidh that was realy good there was a realy good singer. Shadab
mandy macdonald
Today we headed down to loch Ness which in the glorious sunshine was brilliant. Plenty of sunbathing and relaxation. Once we got to the stunning sight of loch Ness we set up sail when the wind picked up, hoisting up the mast is alot of hard work on the arms! getting ready to wash up now and head for the Ceilidh ,should be good. Graham Scott
What a cool day - through the last lock gate before heading in to Loch Ness this afternoon - absolutely awesome. Blue skies, light breeze (very light), lots of sun - the scenery is stunning. Sadly, or perhaps fortunately, no sign of Nessie yet given that we have to swim tomorrow now for our Loch Nesss Challenge:-) I had to keep reminding myself that we were in a canal when I kept seeing trees and houses out of the hatch by the nav station - no we weren’t going to run aground!! We’re now alongside in Drumnadrochit - thank you to the Loch Ness Lifeboat crew for doing a small recce on depth for us before we nosed (actually stern first) our way into the harbour. The guys have offered us a tour around the station tomorrow morning which will be cool - hopefully the rain may have stopped by then. Yes unfortunately it is now raining here in Loch Ness:-( Although spirits are high as we’re all off to the Canal Trail Ceilidh at Urquhart Castle this evening - happy days :-) Karen out.
It is my third day in Scotland and it keeps getting better and better (well maybe not the weather, although we did have some sunshine today!). We travelled into Loch Ness, which was a first for me and...it’s absolutely beautiful! (no sign of nessy yet). Once in Loch Ness we managed to do some sailing, Shadab and I hoisted up the sail (pretty hard work) but made Scarlet Oyster look amazing! After a really yummy dinner we are now all getting ready to go to the Ceilidh (something else which is a first for me, so I am intrigued), I am sure it will be a lot of fun though... :-) Fran x
Well what can i say omg totally amazing we awoke to gorgeous wether which was fab beacause the preveous day was rainy soooo all was goood. we had news reporter doods on the boat sailing with us taking photos and asking us questions about the journey. felt quit special tbh . ooooo then we got into loch ness well i think it was loch ness! lol Any way it was amazing absalootly stunning it felt like a totally diffrent place like something from a fairy tail or maybe a dream . the journy was was gooood as the wether was 2 and i got soaked by the sail which was quite pants tbh bt i dried off kinda quick and of coarse the sun was shinny. As for swimming no one went swimming i think maby it was to cold or somen ! I SERTENLY WOULDENT HAVE GONE IN SWIMMING after feeeling how cold the water was with the sail. omg this is taking forever. lol well a weeee while to go yet bt in all havin a grate time . thanks Emma xx<3 x)
Each day just keeps getting better and better the stunnig view in loch ness was amazing today as it was realy sunny. Have got to know the crew very well and was driving the boat today ha ha i was terrible at it but gave it my best shot.Done a interview for the sunday mail they took lots of pictures and was asked lots of questions about my cancer. I also went to a ceilidh that was realy good there was a realy good singer. Shadab
Sunday 12 July 2009
Caledonian Canal - we're here!!
After arriving yesterday (in the bright sunshine), I enjoyed meeting the crew and Scarlet Oyster. On our first evening we all tucked in to a lovely dinner, and a fun game of Articulate, then off to bed we went. We unfortunatley woke up to rain this morning, but that didnt stop us...we got our water proofs on and were off! We entered our first lock taking us into the Caledonian Canal, very exciting. We had a short stop off for some soup to warm us all up....before more locks! I am now looking forward to Fajittas and going further up the Canal tomorrow... Fran x
We’re in the Caledonian canal!! After a rather wet morning and putting off venturing out - well we did actually have some stuff to do (sort out Twitters and photos etc.). the rain eventually peetered out to just a drizzle to allow us to go through safety briefs before heading out if Inverness. It was a great stop at Inverness and cracking day for the official opening yesterday - thanks to everyone who helped out- you made our stay very special. We got the crew working in the first flight of lock gates - pulling the boat through from lock to lock. A lot of people came out to see us too which was great. Thanks again to Willie for helping out with the lines in this flight and all the lock keepers for helping us through the various obstacles, sorry swing bridges and lock gates. It’s been a tops day, and it can only get better... Loch Ness here we come and with that comes our Loch Ness Challenge - swimming around the boat!! Will report in on that later - unless Nessie gets us first.....Laters, Karen
Had a great start to the trip and a good nights sleep. Waking up to a dripping roof however was a bit unfortunate! Despite the rain still pelting down on us we set out and i had my first practice at sailing and the struggle of the many types of knots involved. It was also my first experience in the lock gates which was lots of fun and interesting. After a day of good sailing and terrible weather i set out to make the dinner, hoping not to poison anybody.
Graham
Well! On the first day of my trip i was verry nerveous as i didn't know what to expect but
first impression of the boat is really kool and i cant belive ive actually come hear. i'me just waitin for someone to give me a slap and totally waken me up bt to be honest i dont think i'me sleeping at all. the people are really nice and helpful. the food is ok but hay i live in the frige lol so food is food to me lol theeeee.
Day two woke up verry weerdly and me and shadab and the lovely new girle we met mandy slept in for breakfast lol. ime so not a morning person loooool. first day sailing on the boat was soooo kool and i was like the captain sailing the boat theee lol i was driving omg. thought i might get sea sickness but ive been ok so far fingers crossd X) tomorow we're of to loch ness hopfully going swimming but i dont think ill be goin in beacause ive got the funniest feeling ive forgotten plus i dont wana be cold . and and most of all get eatin by Nessie theeeeee x) Emma xxxx [12/07/09 19:00]
We’re in the Caledonian canal!! After a rather wet morning and putting off venturing out - well we did actually have some stuff to do (sort out Twitters and photos etc.). the rain eventually peetered out to just a drizzle to allow us to go through safety briefs before heading out if Inverness. It was a great stop at Inverness and cracking day for the official opening yesterday - thanks to everyone who helped out- you made our stay very special. We got the crew working in the first flight of lock gates - pulling the boat through from lock to lock. A lot of people came out to see us too which was great. Thanks again to Willie for helping out with the lines in this flight and all the lock keepers for helping us through the various obstacles, sorry swing bridges and lock gates. It’s been a tops day, and it can only get better... Loch Ness here we come and with that comes our Loch Ness Challenge - swimming around the boat!! Will report in on that later - unless Nessie gets us first.....Laters, Karen
Had a great start to the trip and a good nights sleep. Waking up to a dripping roof however was a bit unfortunate! Despite the rain still pelting down on us we set out and i had my first practice at sailing and the struggle of the many types of knots involved. It was also my first experience in the lock gates which was lots of fun and interesting. After a day of good sailing and terrible weather i set out to make the dinner, hoping not to poison anybody.
Graham
Well! On the first day of my trip i was verry nerveous as i didn't know what to expect but
first impression of the boat is really kool and i cant belive ive actually come hear. i'me just waitin for someone to give me a slap and totally waken me up bt to be honest i dont think i'me sleeping at all. the people are really nice and helpful. the food is ok but hay i live in the frige lol so food is food to me lol theeeee.
Day two woke up verry weerdly and me and shadab and the lovely new girle we met mandy slept in for breakfast lol. ime so not a morning person loooool. first day sailing on the boat was soooo kool and i was like the captain sailing the boat theee lol i was driving omg. thought i might get sea sickness but ive been ok so far fingers crossd X) tomorow we're of to loch ness hopfully going swimming but i dont think ill be goin in beacause ive got the funniest feeling ive forgotten plus i dont wana be cold . and and most of all get eatin by Nessie theeeeee x) Emma xxxx [12/07/09 19:00]
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Happy in Inverness
Here in Inverness - it’s been an amazing few days. Had a lovely evening stay in Whitehills, out to the local village hotel for dinner - great to get off the boat to stretch the legs. The wind picked up over night quite significantly, thankfully the harbour entrance seemed fine so it was on with the layers and wet weather gear - which hasn’t been out for a while I have to say - and out into the wind and waves. It was a little lumpy and rather wet - well it’s all character building and sadly no more whale sightings. About 3 o’clockish we passed Lossiemouth - our most northerly point on our voyage and then we were able to have some south in our heading - so half way round now - can’t believe we’re now homeward bound. Also managed to get our fastest speed on the trip 11.9 knots - tremendous. What an amzing welcome we got coming into Inverness Firth, a surprise visit from the RNLI to escort us in - superb and jumping dolphins at Chanonry Point. Also got to sail past our old house in Avoch - forgot what an amazing view we had from the house - will need to move back some day. Amazing welcome from the marina staff, and what a great marina it is, right at the mouth of the River Ness. Really pleased to be here in Inverness, just wish it was for longer :-( However, Caledonian Canal next - so can’t complain!! Karen
Heya,
Had a mad few days recently. Set out from Whitehills yesterday for what can only be descirbed as an epic journey to Inverness. Was very wet, wind and loads of waves. Was good fun for a while but then I got a little seasick :-(. Ended up going to sleep just after Lossiemouth. Woke up just in time to see the Dolphins and have a ride on the RNLI inshore lifeboat (which was great fun and very very quick!)
Inverness is amazing and welcome has been incredible! Everyone has been so so friendly. We went dolphin spotting today and saw....seals! No Dolphins though but we had a nice chilled out sail and it was lots of fun.
No Pirate invasions yet, the weather is wrong for the Pirate Ship.
Emma
helloooooo its benny boy again lol
what an amazing day yesterday sailed from white hills to the all mighty inverness
who has the most awfull footabll team going hahaha.
but omg the waves were fantastic splashing all over us getting us drenched “brilliant”,
but when we got a bit close to inverness what an escort it only had to be the almighty
RNLI which was great im supprised how fast it went for 145hp engine, bit sad we didnt see our best friend william the whale but saw ernie the dolphin tho which brightened up the day after being drenched.
today we went for a little sail to the inverness firth but no dolphins but apparently kim saw one might be the anti-sickness tablets making her hillucinate haha.
but when i done my almighty seal dance even tho i looked like an idiot the seals apeared so looks like im the new dr doolittle lol, now just waiting for my massive extra large meat feast pizza to come cant wait im starving was going to have a pancake earlier but piers ended up mistaking jam for onion relish and thats a consultant for you haha.
speak again tomorow bye folks
Ben Murphy ;-)
hey every body,
party fiesta for ever............all night long ...all night long ....sorry about that singing in the saloon....just about too eat a pizza free from inverness marina and getting alittle scared about how nice, freindly and dahm right welcoming the scottish are ....arrrrrrgggggghhhhh.......
kim is the best.......so she says....
yeah pizza is here bye ...ha
john-boy, kims name for me ...
[08/07/09 19:00]
Heya,
Had a mad few days recently. Set out from Whitehills yesterday for what can only be descirbed as an epic journey to Inverness. Was very wet, wind and loads of waves. Was good fun for a while but then I got a little seasick :-(. Ended up going to sleep just after Lossiemouth. Woke up just in time to see the Dolphins and have a ride on the RNLI inshore lifeboat (which was great fun and very very quick!)
Inverness is amazing and welcome has been incredible! Everyone has been so so friendly. We went dolphin spotting today and saw....seals! No Dolphins though but we had a nice chilled out sail and it was lots of fun.
No Pirate invasions yet, the weather is wrong for the Pirate Ship.
Emma
helloooooo its benny boy again lol
what an amazing day yesterday sailed from white hills to the all mighty inverness
who has the most awfull footabll team going hahaha.
but omg the waves were fantastic splashing all over us getting us drenched “brilliant”,
but when we got a bit close to inverness what an escort it only had to be the almighty
RNLI which was great im supprised how fast it went for 145hp engine, bit sad we didnt see our best friend william the whale but saw ernie the dolphin tho which brightened up the day after being drenched.
today we went for a little sail to the inverness firth but no dolphins but apparently kim saw one might be the anti-sickness tablets making her hillucinate haha.
but when i done my almighty seal dance even tho i looked like an idiot the seals apeared so looks like im the new dr doolittle lol, now just waiting for my massive extra large meat feast pizza to come cant wait im starving was going to have a pancake earlier but piers ended up mistaking jam for onion relish and thats a consultant for you haha.
speak again tomorow bye folks
Ben Murphy ;-)
hey every body,
party fiesta for ever............all night long ...all night long ....sorry about that singing in the saloon....just about too eat a pizza free from inverness marina and getting alittle scared about how nice, freindly and dahm right welcoming the scottish are ....arrrrrrgggggghhhhh.......
kim is the best.......so she says....
yeah pizza is here bye ...ha
john-boy, kims name for me ...
[08/07/09 19:00]
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Of whales and pirate ships....
Bit of a lag in blogging recently, will endeavour to right this soon. We are now in the small village of Whitehills after a very exciting day yesterday but not down to the sailing. Sadly there was a lack of wind yesterday on leaving Peterhead and any wind that did appear was from exactly where we wanted to head to, so it was a bit of a frustrating time trying to get around Rattray Head. However, once clear of Rattray Head we were able to bear away a touch, get some sails out and actually get sailing - for a change the wind even behaved and kept going further to the north to allow us to get into Whitehills. It’s a lovely wee village, which will definately have to be one of our stops when I sail ound britain with my very understanding husband! Anyhow the exciting bit of yesterday were the 4 broaching whale sightings - how very cool. Add this to our numerous dolphin sightings and large numbers of sea birds it’s been a great trip so far. Who knows what today will hold... Laters Karen
Hi, tis Emma blogging from Scarlet and currently sat in Whitehills which looks like a town out of a Tim Burton film (very cool). We’re getting ready for long trek all the way to Inverness and definately hoping to add to the long list of fun wildlife we have seen so far on this trip! So far there have been (lots of) Dolphins, some Puffins, many Jellyfish (in varying colours), a couple of seals and (possibly the coolest) a Whale!
An update of the happenings of our Pirate ship now... After a successful minor (and brief) invasion of Peterhead and the unfortunate loss of the Parrot we chose not to try to stage an occupation of the pontoon here in Whitecliffs but hoping to be able to take over in Inverness!
Will keep you posted!
Emma
The weather has been rough overnight and Cath has decided to go direct to Inverness. Yesterday we saw five whale sightings and it was brilliant. What a brillant time i am having, and i don’t want it to end, everyone on baord is great, especailly Kim as she adds abit of humour to the trip. Had a really brillant meal last night at the pub. Getting ready for a long day ahead as we are sailing direct to Inverness because of the weather, and can’t wait to see what in store.
Steve
what an experiance seeing a whale was, Me John and Kim heard a wierd crying noise and saw loads of seagulls attacking something black in the water but was distant tho.
John was like no its a dolphin but i told him its not a dolphin as they click and whistle to communicate to others i told him it was a whale sound but no one believed me at all then Kim all on her own saw a big black creature jump out of the sea and made a massive splash n told me n john then we saw it spurt out all its water n we all shouted its a whale its a whale then everyone turned over and there it was againg and again 4 fantastic time we saw the beautifull creature so now were on a 10 hour sail direct to inverness because if we stop over night in bucky we well be stuck there for the whole week as theye give very strong gales coming in but i will defo keep u guys all informed if we see plenty more of william the whale cya folks.
Ben Murphy ;-)
[07/07/09 09:00]
Hi, tis Emma blogging from Scarlet and currently sat in Whitehills which looks like a town out of a Tim Burton film (very cool). We’re getting ready for long trek all the way to Inverness and definately hoping to add to the long list of fun wildlife we have seen so far on this trip! So far there have been (lots of) Dolphins, some Puffins, many Jellyfish (in varying colours), a couple of seals and (possibly the coolest) a Whale!
An update of the happenings of our Pirate ship now... After a successful minor (and brief) invasion of Peterhead and the unfortunate loss of the Parrot we chose not to try to stage an occupation of the pontoon here in Whitecliffs but hoping to be able to take over in Inverness!
Will keep you posted!
Emma
The weather has been rough overnight and Cath has decided to go direct to Inverness. Yesterday we saw five whale sightings and it was brilliant. What a brillant time i am having, and i don’t want it to end, everyone on baord is great, especailly Kim as she adds abit of humour to the trip. Had a really brillant meal last night at the pub. Getting ready for a long day ahead as we are sailing direct to Inverness because of the weather, and can’t wait to see what in store.
Steve
what an experiance seeing a whale was, Me John and Kim heard a wierd crying noise and saw loads of seagulls attacking something black in the water but was distant tho.
John was like no its a dolphin but i told him its not a dolphin as they click and whistle to communicate to others i told him it was a whale sound but no one believed me at all then Kim all on her own saw a big black creature jump out of the sea and made a massive splash n told me n john then we saw it spurt out all its water n we all shouted its a whale its a whale then everyone turned over and there it was againg and again 4 fantastic time we saw the beautifull creature so now were on a 10 hour sail direct to inverness because if we stop over night in bucky we well be stuck there for the whole week as theye give very strong gales coming in but i will defo keep u guys all informed if we see plenty more of william the whale cya folks.
Ben Murphy ;-)
[07/07/09 09:00]
Of whales and pirate ships....
Bit of a lag in blogging recently, will endeavour to right this soon. We are now in the small village of Whitehills after a very exciting day yesterday but not down to the sailing. Sadly there was a lack of wind yesterday on leaving Peterhead and any wind that did appear was from exactly where we wanted to head to, so it was a bit of a frustrating time trying to get around Rattray Head. However, once clear of Rattray Head we were able to bear away a touch, get some sails out and actually get sailing - for a change the wind even behaved and kept going further to the north to allow us to get into Whitehills. It’s a lovely wee village, which will definately have to be one of our stops when I sail ound britain with my very understanding husband! Anyhow the exciting bit of yesterday were the 4 broaching whale sightings - how very cool. Add this to our numerous dolphin sightings and large numbers of sea birds it’s been a great trip so far. Who knows what today will hold... Laters Karen
Hi, tis Emma blogging from Scarlet and currently sat in Whitehills which looks like a town out of a Tim Burton film (very cool). We’re getting ready for long trek all the way to Inverness and definately hoping to add to the long list of fun wildlife we have seen so far on this trip! So far there have been (lots of) Dolphins, some Puffins, many Jellyfish (in varying colours), a couple of seals and (possibly the coolest) a Whale!
An update of the happenings of our Pirate ship now... After a successful minor (and brief) invasion of Peterhead and the unfortunate loss of the Parrot we chose not to try to stage an occupation of the pontoon here in Whitecliffs but hoping to be able to take over in Inverness!
Will keep you posted!
Emma
The weather has been rough overnight and Cath has decided to go direct to Inverness. Yesterday we saw five whale sightings and it was brilliant. What a brillant time i am having, and i don’t want it to end, everyone on baord is great, especailly Kim as she adds abit of humour to the trip. Had a really brillant meal last night at the pub. Getting ready for a long day ahead as we are sailing direct to Inverness because of the weather, and can’t wait to see what in store.
Steve
what an experiance seeing a whale was, Me John and Kim heard a wierd crying noise and saw loads of seagulls attacking something black in the water but was distant tho.
John was like no its a dolphin but i told him its not a dolphin as they click and whistle to communicate to others i told him it was a whale sound but no one believed me at all then Kim all on her own saw a big black creature jump out of the sea and made a massive splash n told me n john then we saw it spurt out all its water n we all shouted its a whale its a whale then everyone turned over and there it was againg and again 4 fantastic time we saw the beautifull creature so now were on a 10 hour sail direct to inverness because if we stop over night in bucky we well be stuck there for the whole week as theye give very strong gales coming in but i will defo keep u guys all informed if we see plenty more of william the whale cya folks.
Ben Murphy ;-)
[07/07/09 09:00]
Hi, tis Emma blogging from Scarlet and currently sat in Whitehills which looks like a town out of a Tim Burton film (very cool). We’re getting ready for long trek all the way to Inverness and definately hoping to add to the long list of fun wildlife we have seen so far on this trip! So far there have been (lots of) Dolphins, some Puffins, many Jellyfish (in varying colours), a couple of seals and (possibly the coolest) a Whale!
An update of the happenings of our Pirate ship now... After a successful minor (and brief) invasion of Peterhead and the unfortunate loss of the Parrot we chose not to try to stage an occupation of the pontoon here in Whitecliffs but hoping to be able to take over in Inverness!
Will keep you posted!
Emma
The weather has been rough overnight and Cath has decided to go direct to Inverness. Yesterday we saw five whale sightings and it was brilliant. What a brillant time i am having, and i don’t want it to end, everyone on baord is great, especailly Kim as she adds abit of humour to the trip. Had a really brillant meal last night at the pub. Getting ready for a long day ahead as we are sailing direct to Inverness because of the weather, and can’t wait to see what in store.
Steve
what an experiance seeing a whale was, Me John and Kim heard a wierd crying noise and saw loads of seagulls attacking something black in the water but was distant tho.
John was like no its a dolphin but i told him its not a dolphin as they click and whistle to communicate to others i told him it was a whale sound but no one believed me at all then Kim all on her own saw a big black creature jump out of the sea and made a massive splash n told me n john then we saw it spurt out all its water n we all shouted its a whale its a whale then everyone turned over and there it was againg and again 4 fantastic time we saw the beautifull creature so now were on a 10 hour sail direct to inverness because if we stop over night in bucky we well be stuck there for the whole week as theye give very strong gales coming in but i will defo keep u guys all informed if we see plenty more of william the whale cya folks.
Ben Murphy ;-)
[07/07/09 09:00]
Of whales and pirate ships....
Bit of a lag in blogging recently, will endeavour to right this soon. We are now in the small village of Whitehills after a very exciting day yesterday but not down to the sailing. Sadly there was a lack of wind yesterday on leaving Peterhead and any wind that did appear was from exactly where we wanted to head to, so it was a bit of a frustrating time trying to get around Rattray Head. However, once clear of Rattray Head we were able to bear away a touch, get some sails out and actually get sailing - for a change the wind even behaved and kept going further to the north to allow us to get into Whitehills. It’s a lovely wee village, which will definately have to be one of our stops when I sail ound britain with my very understanding husband! Anyhow the exciting bit of yesterday were the 4 broaching whale sightings - how very cool. Add this to our numerous dolphin sightings and large numbers of sea birds it’s been a great trip so far. Who knows what today will hold... Laters Karen
Hi, tis Emma blogging from Scarlet and currently sat in Whitehills which looks like a town out of a Tim Burton film (very cool). We’re getting ready for long trek all the way to Inverness and definately hoping to add to the long list of fun wildlife we have seen so far on this trip! So far there have been (lots of) Dolphins, some Puffins, many Jellyfish (in varying colours), a couple of seals and (possibly the coolest) a Whale!
An update of the happenings of our Pirate ship now... After a successful minor (and brief) invasion of Peterhead and the unfortunate loss of the Parrot we chose not to try to stage an occupation of the pontoon here in Whitecliffs but hoping to be able to take over in Inverness!
Will keep you posted!
Emma
The weather has been rough overnight and Cath has decided to go direct to Inverness. Yesterday we saw five whale sightings and it was brilliant. What a brillant time i am having, and i don’t want it to end, everyone on baord is great, especailly Kim as she adds abit of humour to the trip. Had a really brillant meal last night at the pub. Getting ready for a long day ahead as we are sailing direct to Inverness because of the weather, and can’t wait to see what in store.
Steve
what an experiance seeing a whale was, Me John and Kim heard a wierd crying noise and saw loads of seagulls attacking something black in the water but was distant tho.
John was like no its a dolphin but i told him its not a dolphin as they click and whistle to communicate to others i told him it was a whale sound but no one believed me at all then Kim all on her own saw a big black creature jump out of the sea and made a massive splash n told me n john then we saw it spurt out all its water n we all shouted its a whale its a whale then everyone turned over and there it was againg and again 4 fantastic time we saw the beautifull creature so now were on a 10 hour sail direct to inverness because if we stop over night in bucky we well be stuck there for the whole week as theye give very strong gales coming in but i will defo keep u guys all informed if we see plenty more of william the whale cya folks.
Ben Murphy ;-)
[07/07/09 09:00]
Hi, tis Emma blogging from Scarlet and currently sat in Whitehills which looks like a town out of a Tim Burton film (very cool). We’re getting ready for long trek all the way to Inverness and definately hoping to add to the long list of fun wildlife we have seen so far on this trip! So far there have been (lots of) Dolphins, some Puffins, many Jellyfish (in varying colours), a couple of seals and (possibly the coolest) a Whale!
An update of the happenings of our Pirate ship now... After a successful minor (and brief) invasion of Peterhead and the unfortunate loss of the Parrot we chose not to try to stage an occupation of the pontoon here in Whitecliffs but hoping to be able to take over in Inverness!
Will keep you posted!
Emma
The weather has been rough overnight and Cath has decided to go direct to Inverness. Yesterday we saw five whale sightings and it was brilliant. What a brillant time i am having, and i don’t want it to end, everyone on baord is great, especailly Kim as she adds abit of humour to the trip. Had a really brillant meal last night at the pub. Getting ready for a long day ahead as we are sailing direct to Inverness because of the weather, and can’t wait to see what in store.
Steve
what an experiance seeing a whale was, Me John and Kim heard a wierd crying noise and saw loads of seagulls attacking something black in the water but was distant tho.
John was like no its a dolphin but i told him its not a dolphin as they click and whistle to communicate to others i told him it was a whale sound but no one believed me at all then Kim all on her own saw a big black creature jump out of the sea and made a massive splash n told me n john then we saw it spurt out all its water n we all shouted its a whale its a whale then everyone turned over and there it was againg and again 4 fantastic time we saw the beautifull creature so now were on a 10 hour sail direct to inverness because if we stop over night in bucky we well be stuck there for the whole week as theye give very strong gales coming in but i will defo keep u guys all informed if we see plenty more of william the whale cya folks.
Ben Murphy ;-)
[07/07/09 09:00]
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