Barometer reads 987 but it seems a fine mild day with some sun. The XC Weather forecast at the marina is lots better, mainly in terms of lesser wind strength, than the Inshore Waters forecast. Bought our train tickets home and did some more shopping, in particular some prawns (in the restaurant they call them langoustines) and Camping Gaz and diesel. Among the outer isles we had seen some fish carrier ships, Viktoria Viking and Ronja Viking. They collect the fish from the fish farms (by pumping them from the cage into a tank on the ship) and bring them alive to a factory at the dockside at Mallaig. Here they are killed and pumped into tanker lorries together with ice and water. They are then taken to the processing factory, with about 200 tons leaving every night – maybe that’s why Mallaig is not as peaceful as some places for an overnight stay. The other reason may be the 2 ferries which berth there overnight and keep their generators running.
Mallaig is a good little town to do basic shopping. However although the pontoons are nice and new and solid they have not provided any toilets, showers and stuff – we are supposed to wander round the town and find them. For this we are charged the price for a top marina: £2/m +VAT + more for electricity; however we were given a slight discount.
After lunch we had a slow sail to Isle Ornsay, which is a bit to the North, on the Skye side. It is a popular anchorage with plenty of room. Too wet to go ashore, so we had prawns for supper. Tomorrow we go to Arisaig, but on the way we hope to look at one or 2 other anchorages for future reference.
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| Visitors pontoons at Mallaig |
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| View into Loch Nevis |
