Beating the Germans to the Sun-loungers

21Jul13

Bright sunshine and another passage made in totally calm conditions. After passing through the channel between Rona and Raasay we then had to negotiate the reefs at the entrance to Acairseid Mhor, challenging but not too stressful in such benign conditions. We anchored on only the second attempt, good for us, and had managed to bag the prime spot by arriving early – all a cunning plan but successful by only a few minutes. There were already half a dozen smaller boats here along with some canoeists who had made camp at the shoreline – some foreigners but no Australians around with whom to discuss the cricket.

Once settled we rowed the dinghy the short distance to the jetty, made much longer by our poor technique: left a bit, right a bit, before walking to the top of the island for the magnificent views to Skye and the mainland.