Saturday 24th July, 2021
Another glorious day of blue skies and sunshine. We decided to sail over to Loch Kinloch on the Isle of Rum about 20 miles from Loch Ailort. The winds were very light, and the sea conditions completely flat which meant an awesome sail across to Rum, skirting past Eigg on the way. The wind picked up on the beam as it accelerated between the Eigg and Rum and the we whisked in to Loch Kinloch on the East coast of Rum and dropped the hook in front of Kinloch Castle at the foot of the Rum Cullin.
Sunday 25th July, 2021
Yet another fabulous day of blue skies and sunshine … is this really Scotland?!
We took the dinghy in to shore and tied up to the old stone Pier. A short walk round the bottom of the Loch and we arrived at the castle which was unfortunately shut and looking in quite poor repair. It is a Victorian folly of a rich industrialist who owned the whole Island. There are a number of short walks on the island and we took a path that headed up a stream at the back of the castle. The islanders generate their electricity from a hydro plant that we walked past. The path lead up to a view point with views over Loch Kinloch.
We got back to the boat, and made a plan to go and visit the UK’s most remote pub, the Old Forge at Inverie. Only accessible by boat and famous for its fresh local seafood. If you eat at the pub then they let you stay on a free mooring for the night. We booked our table, pulled up the hook and made the sail back to the mainland and Loch Nevis, sailing past the bottom of Sky and the Black Cullin, past Mallaig on an exhilarating close hold and in to the entrance to Loch Nevis.
We picked up a mooring buoy off the village and took the dinghy in to shore and had a really good meal at the pub. All local seafood, highly recommended.
Loch Nevis 
The Old Forge, Inverie
You must be looking up to your boy by now. What a great holiday for him. Do you think he will do something like this when he gets older?
That looked like Table Mountain Cape Town