Day 22 Mallaig to Kyle of Lochalsh

Loads of rain overnight which had passed through by the time we had had breakfast. We killed the morning in Mallaig before leaving after lunch and watching the "Jacobite" steam train enter Mallaig station. Departing at this time ensured that we would have a favourable tide through the Kyle Rhea, the narrow channel separating the Isle of Skye from the mainland. Local knowledge and the Clyde Cruising Guide suggested we would encounter a 7 to 8 knot tide, but we experienced nothing more than 4 knots.

Fishing boat servicing in Mallaig

We moored right in front of the Lochalsh Hotel on a small pontoon that snaked up and down at the slightest provocation on very noisy hinges.

We ate in the hotel. Peter had Haggis, neaps and tatties, and Barbara, local pink mussels.