Balamory
PROGRESS
Andrew and Hilary Clark
Mon 29 Jun 2009 20:06
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56:37.19N 06:03.87W
Well here we are in Balamory (Tobormory for those
without grandchildren!) on the Island of Mull.
 Actually, we rather got the impression from the
Harbour Mistress that the behaviour of some Balamory tourists had worn the joke
a bit thin! This area seems to have a lot of ladies in charge. The locks at
Banavie were under the control of a lady, and she had us mustered to start the
decent of the flight of 8 locks of Neptune's Staircase at 0800 this morning.
These were followed by 3 further locks at Corpach, also under the command of a
lady. We eventually emerged back into salt water by 1130, and decided to
make our way straight here, bypassing some superb looking anchorages on the way.
It was glassy calm all the way, and so hot one could not walk on the decks in
bare feet. It appears that these Islands have been very dry this year, such that
the waterfall that normally cascades into the harbour a little further along the
shoreline from our mooring has run dry. I shall have to be careful if I see any
Albatross!!
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