Saturday morning, the well-established anticyclone offers us a magnificent blue sky to start the ascent of the summit that overlooks Inverie; the first kilometers are done quietly in the shade of a coniferous forest before reaching the steeper rocky part. Three hours later, the view from up there is splendid, we can even distinguish the Outer Hebrides hidden behind the Isle of Skye! We return to Libertaire in the mid-afternoon and after a good sunbath we decide to put on the diving suits to scrub Libertaire's hull and remove some shellfish. What better than a little dinner at the Pub admiring the sunset to recover from this day!
Sunday we set sail in the early afternoon with favorable wind and current, and after 30 miles of a very pleasant sail in the sun, we arrive in the early evening at Tobermory, a charming town in the Northeast of the Isle of Mull.
The next day, after a quick visit to the town and its agricultural surroundings; we leave midday towards Oban passing through the Sound of Mull, accompanied by small dolphins. The landscape is magnificent with the impression of sailing in the countryside with sheep and Scottish castles. After a few hours under engine, the wind rises from the Northeast and we reach Oban illuminated by a beautiful moon. We anchor at Cardingmill Bay, between the town of Oban and the small island of Kerrera.
Tuesday, October 15th, fabulous weather for the season still accompanies us and we set out to discover the town and its distillery, the magnificent mansions that surround it and the Craig Tower that overlooks it.
In the late afternoon we decide on a little hike on the heights of the Isle of Kerrera to admire the sunset over the Scottish islands, the sky seems to ignite and the few clouds glow red... We return on board at dusk to enjoy a little blanquette of carrots accompanied by a glass of 14-year-old Oban Whisky!
Yesterday, after a morning of tinkering under a shy sun, we covered 45 miles downwind towards the south with favorable current in the Sound of Jura to reach Craighouse in the late afternoon and under the rain. As autumn advances, the days shorten and arrivals at anchor are very often at night... what a contrast after this summer under the midnight sun! The anticyclone we enjoyed for a good week now gives way to a depression that will probably allow us to reach Belfast then Dublin in the coming days.
