The forecasters are more and more strident about a south easterly storm due soon, although Sunday dawned quite fine and dry with only a breeze from the SW.

 

Forecast for tonight: not a good time to be at sea in the NW of Scotland!

 

In preparation James rowed out a second anchor (the Fortress) to the S, and then a line to a tree to the SE, this latter being 140m long!

 

 

After this there was nothing to do but wait – which could just as well be done in the pub. The pub was at Clachan Bridge 20 mins walk away over the hill across the island of Seil. Clachan Bridge is the famous ‘Bridge over the Altantic’, and the pub, which is called ‘Tigh na Truish’ (Galeic for ‘the House of the Trousers’) was vey snug and welcome.

 

Seil Sound viewed from Clachan Bridge. Too shallow for us.

 

The gale did materialise eventually, but because of the trees to windward of us it was never that violent and the line ashore held us remarkably well and damped virtually all sheering. Better weather is forecast for tomorrow (Monday) so hopefully we can push on then.