Today we are leaving Jura behind and travelling down the channel between Jura and Islay getting the tides right meant exceeding 11 knots at times. Past a number of distilleries famous for their peaty single malts, including Port Askaig the home of Dunlossit Castle.
We are bound for Ghia a very pretty small island with a Michelin recommended restaurant right on the mooring bay. This will be our last port of call in Scotland as it is a good jump off point for Northern Ireland.
The weather was poor when we set off but improved dramatically as we got to Ghia. The afternoon was beautiful in the bay, you could almost have been in the Med.
We had a bit of rudder shake on the trip over, we suspected given the amount of seaweed in Jura that some was wrapped around the rudder. Fortunately Paul had brought his wetsuit and the water temperature had risen to a balmy 10 degrees. So off he went for a swim.
We inflated the dinghy, to go ashore. Paul went for his customary run and Nick and Jim went to get some shopping, a look round and a seat by the Boathouse Restaurant. Unfortunately they were fully booked for the evening so we had to make do with homemade chocolate brownies, ice cream and Skye
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