Going to Scotland this weekend

[ShinyShoe]

Originally Posted by lightning

I don't have a licence for the VHF radio, I only bought it to call for help in an emergency, as last year we were in Fowey Cornwall and there was a chance we could end up in open water.
So I guess that means I shouldn't really use it to talk to other boaters?

Get yur self licenced sooner rather than l8r. Your lack of licence means when something is not quite 100% right but not yet completely peet-tong you will be cautious about using the VHF to tell anyone. If it then goes peet-tong it might be a much more serious situation. Licence will cost less than most of the nobbers on here blow on fuel in a day...

[Portnahaven]

Originally Posted by jambo

Okay. Hope to bump into you. Wx looks good for the week.

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Might see you both tomorrow - heading to Stornaway for the week via Tayvallich and Mallaig.
Hope to run down to Castlebay by friday and then home.

[Portnahaven]

Pardon me Stornoway

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Portnahaven

Might see you both tomorrow - heading to Stornaway for the week via Tayvallich and Mallaig.
Hope to run down to Castlebay by friday and then home.

What time are you due in? Down T rib til the tennis starts. Give me a shout. B.

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[Portnahaven]

Should be there around 1.00pm (stop off at Craighouse on way)
Plan to have a cycle around -perhaps a few beers.
Have booked in the night at Auchenbeag.

[lightning]

We took the boat out today and ended up at Tayvallich, we had something to eat at the shop/restaurant near to the public moorings.
I have to say it was a lovely place to stop, helped of course by the perfect weather today.
We were there between about 2pm and 3pm, we will be going again during the week.

The Tohatsu 9.8 performed well, at WOT it's doing exactly 5500rpm and manages 20mph.
However it's much more relaxed at 4800rpm (about 17mph) although we spent most of the time cruising slowly round the edges of the Loch.

With regards to the VHF yes I will get a licence as I am afraid to use the thing at the moment.

[jambo]

Originally Posted by lightning

We took the boat out today and ended up at Tayvallich, we had something to eat at the shop/restaurant near to the public moorings.
I have to say it was a lovely place to stop, helped of course by the perfect weather today.
We were there between about 2pm and 3pm, we will be going again during the week.

The Tohatsu 9.8 performed well, at WOT it's doing exactly 5500rpm and manages 20mph.
However it's much more relaxed at 4800rpm (about 17mph) although we spent most of the time cruising slowly round the edges of the Loch.

With regards to the VHF yes I will get a licence as I am afraid to use the thing at the moment.

You just missed Portnahaven and myself we were in the coffee shop at 4 and I was in at 3 withy wife. Shame. Great day though cant beat it.

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[ppenman]

Just to show that it can be nice in Scotland, here's an interesting picture from my brothers front garden yesterday. No ribs in it but a very interesting big toy motoring past. I really wish I'd brought my rib (or at least a sib) with me.

Ps - due to the dark colours you need to zoom in to see it properly.

[jambo]

Lightening did you enjoy your coffee and buns this afternoon at Tayvallich? I was looking out for you going back to your dub and in the end I missed you. I am going back home tomoro do enjoy the rest of the week at K Sween.

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[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by jambo

Lightening did you enjoy your coffee and buns this afternoon at Tayvallich? I was looking out for you going back to your dub and in the end I missed you. I am going back home tomoro do enjoy the rest of the week at K Sween.

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going back so soon Jambo!! we're only just getting started on our weeks holiday, sunning ourselves on the rib moored up on the Menai straits, it's roasting here n it's just the job, what the doctor ordered

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

going back so soon Jambo!! we're only just getting started on our weeks holiday, sunning ourselves on the rib moored up on the Menai straits, it's roasting here n it's just the job, what the doctor ordered

Yea Chris it's lovely but work calls. Bugger so does babysitting the grandchildren. Hope you enjoy your break.

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[lightning]

[QUOTE=jambo;553272]Lightening did you enjoy your coffee and buns this afternoon at Tayvallich? I was looking out for you going back to your dub and in the end I missed you. I am going back home tomoro do enjoy the rest of the week at K Sween.

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Yes the buns were great, we were there from about 3-4pm.

Another lovely day! Been messing about with different props on the engine and generally exploring the Loch.

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by jambo

Yea Chris it's lovely but work calls. Bugger so does babysitting the grandchildren. Hope you enjoy your break.

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that's a shame Billy, I'll send you some pics if the sunshine down here when I find some 3G

[lightning]

We are back home now.

Had a fantastic time at Loch Sween. Nine hours on the water in the SIB according to the hour meter on the engine (TinyTach)

We are going on the canal with it tomorrow.

[jambo]

Originally Posted by lightning

We are back home now.

Had a fantastic time at Loch Sween. Nine hours on the water in the SIB according to the hour meter on the engine (TinyTach)

We are going on the canal with it tomorrow.

So did you venture down the loch to castle Sween or the macormacks? Sounds as if you enjoyed my home loch.

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[lightning]

No we did not get a chance, as we did a fair bit of mountain biking as well.

I just counted and l have thirty midge bites on my right leg lol....

We were alright all week, but l made the mistake of putting the boat away on Thursday night after a last trip out on it....the sun had gone down and the wind had dropped...l was a sitting duck.

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by Poly

Jambo - I agree over the last 5-10 yrs they have been not too bad at all.

This is indeed the case .. something has changed and I dont know what it is ?

When we were leaving my Highland home once in 1999 .. I looked out of the window in the morning before packing and thought it was pouring with rain .. but it wasnt .. it was midges .. never seen anything like it, and thankfully never since .. I'll spare the detail ... but 90 miles later at inverness I was still slapping the buggers off in the car ....150 after that back in Glasgow the car was still full of them at 10pm at night

Mind you those feckers are pansies compared to clegs .. got bitten by one this afternoon in Glasgow ... although the wee fecker hadnt rekoned on the speed of the Bigmuz7 jab ... he was nailed at the point of insertion ... whilst the strimmer was still at full throttle

[lightning]

Are those the bigger ones? There were a fair few of those about.

I am guessing the bite is worse than a midge? I flicked a couple of them off just as they started to bite.

[jambo]

Originally Posted by lightning

Are those the bigger ones? There were a fair few of those about.

I am guessing the bite is worse than a midge? I flicked a couple of them off just as they started to bite.

Yep dirty big buggers trouble is the Weald is do hard for days. Had a few in my time hellish!!

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[Bigmuz7]

This what they look like ... normally 9 to 12 mm long some people get a reaction to the bite. They are quite slow fliers though and you can usually feel them land and swat them. The trouble is they land whilst you are moving, so that makes them harder to detect. The second problem is that they will bite through clothes, so if you have a thin shirt on, they will land on that, although fortunately this is not so common, but Ive been bitten this way a few times, by the much hungrier Highland ones