Caledonian Canal #2

 We've almost completed the Caledonian Canal, so hoping to get to Oban tomorrow, where Mum and Reuben will abandon ship, and leave dad alone on Amaryllis.


Although there was very little wind (and what there was was against us!), I enjoyed the motor across loch oich, and loch locky, thanks to the beautiful scenery. It was honestly stunning,  and with the mist rolling across the tops of the hills, Scotland really did seem magical. 


A massive thank you to Jeremy, who actually videod us with a drone, as we crossed loch locky. After the time spent tacking across loch ness yesterday, in the rain (after the wind swung round), we decided just to motor the 7 miles across. It was unfortunite we weren't sailing for the photos, but they are amazing anyway!


We met quite a few people today, and have gained quite a bit of 'local knowlage', although I'm sure the yacht infront of us was slightly annoyed when we ended up practically following them for most of today! 


The locks have been a strange experience, and especially the down ones, as you have to keep running to the bows and back all the time to adjust the lines. I expect I must have been fairly amusing to watch from the shore, just running back and forth for no particular reason!! The canal hasn't been as busy as I had expected, and we've had quite a few locks to ourselves, which is nice because you don't have to worry about surging into the boat infront. Everyone has also been very friendly, the lock keepers have been very helpfull, although I can imagine it must be a pretty stressful job sometimes - especially on the staircases.


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Photos taken by drone at the end of Loch Lochy


Locking down, you can see how much the water drops by the mark on the wall


Crossing Loch Lochy surrounded by mountains


Locking up!


Motoring into the wind across Loch Lochy 

Mums banana bread


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