SCRABSTER TO BLYTHE - ROUND BRITAIN

 SCRABSTER TO BLYTHE

Just to note some of the journey legs are a little out of sequence depending when the video was posted but we'll tidy that up later . The Jourmey Map shows you the legs as we round Britain in a Clockwise Direction. but we are on the way from Scrabster heading down the East Coast 

So on we go leaving the north coast of Scotland behind ..we pass through the Inner sound at the Pentland of Firth this place can be dangerous so timing means everything along with weather. We got it on a perfect day but it was still a bubbling pot of badness so take care here. We also past John O Groats the most north place on the uk mainland. As we swing down on to the east coast winds were changing all over the place the vhf forecasts were giving thunder and lighting storms it was nail biting stuff. Darren seen a few massive flashes while on watch. During the night I got a tiny bit sea sick due to a funny old swell but I beat it. How do you combat seasickness? What I liked about this coast was how well the fishermen marked there pots a top job to be honest. There was lots of pots about so I set the seed of doubt in Darrens head just before he went to sleep...I was about to play an evil trick on him...but what was it? As the days went on we lost all wind and Newcastle was off so we headed to Blyth. There wasn’t much going on here the marina was sort of shut down no showers are toilets but hey the guys about here was spot on and friendly. We got low on diesel so we were asking about were to get fuel but it was a kamel hike away to far to carry even for us...but we had a very kind gentleman who drove Darren down to get fuel...so it worked out well...The marina you can access all times of the tide pretty straight forward. You can get all you need in the town to resupply there is a pretty nice beach here to. Anyway let’s jump aboard and get some time at sea...

Scrabster Harbour

HEBRIDES AGAIN - AILSA CRAIG - AILLSE CREAG

 AILSA CRAIG 

Well Rounded Britain and have returned up to Arran . Thought I woould bring you this picture Ailsa Craig , which we could not land on , but thought with the growing number of hits on are Hebridean Adventures we would fill in with a little background on Ailsa Craig . Here goes

Aillse Creag 

The modern name of the island is an anglicisation of the Gaelic, Aillse Creag meaning "fairy rock"

Ailsa Craig is formed from a volcanic plug from a long extinct volcano believed to be over 500 million years old. It is an archetypal island mountain; a symmetrical cone of primitive rock jutting up from the sea 10 miles west of the south Ayrshire coastline.

Its located halfway between Glasgow and Belfast and is sometimes called " Paddys Milestone "

Alisa Craig is known particularly for two main assets. 1. It is the breeding ground for one of the largest colonies of gannets in the world and 2. it contains a most important 'blue hone' granite quarry, known the world over as the source of granite for curling stones. The lighthouse was built in 1883-6 by Thomas Stevenson.

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Cape Wrath - Round Britain - 2020

 Cape Wrath 

In Case any one is confused Have posted the Videos a little ot of sequence this one obviously took us onward down the East Coast.. 

We gear up to round Britain’s Cape Horn but if I’m honest it was a walk in the park. We leave the beautiful anchorage and move to Kinlochbervie the last harbour on the mainland before rounding the cape. It had very friendly staff and it was a beautiful little place there is also a few anchorages around it.the approach is ok here to and it’s well sheltered. We moved of the next morning as the weather was perfect for hitting the cape as we approached the water was a little bubbly just letting you know what could happen here if it turned ..but if you wait on weather it’s an easy passage so don’t let the horror stories put you off just watch the weather and tides. Rounding this cape I felt very privileged she let me through with no drama but I can tell you this it was an awesome sight... after rounding it we got the chute up and started pushing along the north coast to an anchorage known as Talmine a beautiful little place on the right days ...again there is a few places round here were you can anchor it took us a few goes to get the hook to grab but once set she held well...some weed down there so bang the boat in reverse and make sure she is well caught. We spent one day here and moved of again to Scrabster the harbour guys were spot on but this wasn’t my type of place and if you need shopping it’s miles away... anyway enough talking from me. Hope you enjoy this leg of the voyage and thanks for staying onboard ⛵️

Cape Wrath


Cape Wrath Lighthouse is located at the most north westerly tip of mainland Britain, in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland. The Cape is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as a Special Protection Area for birds.

Cape Wrath Lighthouse

Visitting Cape Wrath