Bypass

05Aug13

After a peaceful and quiet night we retraced our course back down Loch Sunart in the sunshine, past Tobermory and down the Sound of Mull with the intention of breaking our southbound journey by stopping at Loch Aline on the north or mainland side of the Sound.

The wind was in the wrong direction for both parts of the passage but at least it gave us the chance of recharging the batteries which were gradually needing a bit of a boost – the solar panel and windcharger had done an excellent job over the previous few days but were beginning to struggle with the extra cloud and drop in wind strength.

Dropping down through the Sound of Mull and we were soon experiencing a significant increase in yacht traffic, this [The Sound] being akin to a local bypass, and were expecting a crowded destination. However, once inside the loch we easily found a place to anchor at the head by the castle [Loch Aline] and our first 3G signal for an up-to-date blog since Kinlochbervie just after Cape Wrath.