2023 June 5th, Day 53 Oransay to Port Ellen

Facebook post 5th June: 

"A quick trip today with 5 knots of spring tide helping all of the way (11 nm) down the Sound of Islay. Two more whales! The next few days are likely to be slow with light head winds, but it is warm even hot!! 😀😀😀😀"

One of two whales north of Islay

Entering the Sound of Islay

After light winds to start it picked up, as it often does going through the Sound of Islay but again dropped off for the sail along the south of Islay to Port Ellen.

Off Port Askaig in the Sound of Islay.

Entering Port Ellen

I was in at Lunch time early enough to make two trips to the petrol station for diesel, one trip to the CO-OP and still fit in a shower and laundry before a Chinees take way for dinner.

34 miles in five and a half hours.

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