We departed Loch Nevis, in pouring rain again.  When it eventually stopped, the Mate declared it was positively tropical:

The skipper thought so too:

And yesterday's papers clearly agreed:

Ah well, you can't have everything, and it has not stopped us from revelling in the ever changing scenery, the ubiquitous seals, guillemots, puffins, dolphins et al.   But if one more person on the quay says 'you should have been here last year' then he or she is in severe danger of getting a float test!