No wind, so we went for an explore to see Holborn Head. The lighthouse on the point is now a private home. What a cool place to live! Down below the cliffs we watched as a local crab fisherman set his pots, while the fields behind were full of lambs Read more…
Tensions were high this morning. The wind looked good to go around Duncansby Head via the Pentland Firth to Wick. This stretch of water, know as Hell’s Mouth has some of the strongest tides in the world, flowing at 15knts. (Mentor’s top speed is only 15knts, and that can only Read more…
At the Caithness Smokehouse yesterday we were told that the county fair being held only a mile down the road from where we were moored in Scrabster was the biggest of the year, and definitely worth a visit. So after a yummy breakfast of Fire Engine with the grits Mummy Read more…
On our walk home from the county fair we saw a truck full of pigeons. Curious we went to investigate. Apparently this morning all of the birds should have been released for the North Roads Championship, Thurso race. The pigeons were all kept in drawers open to the outside for Read more…
When I’d spoken to the harbour master on Wednesday, they’d explained there was a fish auction to be held at 10:00 Thursday morning, but we’d decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and had gone to the Orkneys instead, so had missed it. There was therefore a bit of Read more…
As we got on the ferry this morning the sea was like glass. Even from the top of deck 6 of the Northlink car ferry we could still see the wake of a guillemot on the surface of the water below us. It was perfect whale watching weather, and we Read more…
We weren’t sure if we’d get around today, as the forecast was light, but we were keen to give it a try anyway! My parents, exploring the local area by car, were hoping to wave at us from the Cape Wrath Lighthouse, the most north-westerly point of Great Britain. What Read more…
I need to get over my aversion to the 15m kite. I’ve developed this fear of the wind picking up beyond my comfort zone, and the feeling of being stretched like Mrs Incredible (without the super powers) into a human slingshot, every arm and back muscle being extended to their Read more…
Off to a slow start this morning as Stew’s lines were twisted, first time this has happened in a while. Usually from the time we get into the dinghy to actually getting going in the direction we want to travel it takes us about 20 minutes. Today it was an Read more…
We didn’t hear the howls of the wind outside when we woke up this morning like we had done yesterday, and the forecast had tamed since we’d gone to bed, so we stowed everything away properly and went out to have a look. Nervous the wind would pick up, we Read more…