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14 July 2018, 12:26
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Ah but taking it slow allows you to soak in the beautiful scenery for longer !
Each to their own I suppose though!
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16 July 2018, 13:41
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Spent the last couple of days hiding here. Out again now, the Minch is, erm.. a bit lumpy!
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17 July 2018, 23:07
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Xk59D has warned me this will be 'shite', his words.
Nothing exciting but had a brill crossing of the Minch today, a nice beam sea. 2 wee videos, I'll give them a go at uploading.
This is how a Humber travels...
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17 July 2018, 23:42
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We were crossing to round the northerly point of Skye, met the 5 knot tidal stream head on and rode the waves and whirlies for a time then found... How cool is this?! Super smooth....
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18 July 2018, 10:56
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Super smooth indeed! Nice and quiet in that cabin too.
We got similar seas from Donegal to Stornoway - it's quite stunning when that happens. Where was the wee enclosed harbour? Annoyingly, I can't work it out...
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18 July 2018, 12:18
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Berneray?
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18 July 2018, 13:31
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That's it! That was bugging me. Nice card to have up the sleeve - a hurricane proof berth
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18 July 2018, 18:30
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Since we're into guessing, tonight we're on anchor at a beautiful location....
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18 July 2018, 20:36
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We were crossing to round the northerly point of Skye, met the 5 knot tidal stream head on and rode the waves and whirlies for a time then found... How cool is this?! Super smooth....
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Like riding a magic carpet!
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18 July 2018, 21:22
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Evening time....
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18 July 2018, 21:32
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That looks sublime...
...but I notice yer not overly close to the shore
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18 July 2018, 21:58
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Hehe, you're closer to home than you know. I sing in a wee group and we sing in Edinburgh for the holidaying rubbernecks during the festival to raise money for Marie Curie, The Midges is one of our songs.
A plug... anyone in Edinburgh will find us in Rose St. 11am to 1.00pm on August 18th and 26th. Say hello and pop some money into the bucket!
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18 July 2018, 22:18
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Perhaps - but I have experienced many years of bizarre ribby interconnectedness. I cast my bread on the waters and I'm continually amazed at what returns on the next wave. Nothing much surprises me anymore, but when it does, I get a real laugh out of it...
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18 July 2018, 22:24
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Just for the craic - here's one for yer collection:
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18 July 2018, 23:34
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Nightime has fallen...
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19 July 2018, 19:12
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You meet the nicest people....
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23 July 2018, 21:12
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Homeward, the mighty locks of Neptune's Staircase.
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24 July 2018, 21:48
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Spock, we've got a problem!....
This is in the Fort Augustus locks and the lock gates are stuck!
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24 July 2018, 21:51
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time to back out and go the long way round? Scottish Canals are not exactly rolling in cash at the moment and seem to have a backlog of maintenance issues, so could be a big delay...
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24 July 2018, 21:57
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Hehe, possibly but I think sitting here eating steak pie and chips and drinking Newcastle Brown is option number one at the mo! Hic....
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