After a hearty breakfast, we set about some more tasks onboard. We had already established that the weather forecast meant we wouldn't be moving in today. Force 8, very rough.
We replaced some missing screws in the forestay foil, which meant going aloft, between the squalls, fortunately not too high.
We hoisted the genoa and fitted the dodgers.
We caught the 12:00 ferry into Oban and went in search of the missing hat, retracing our steps from yesterday, without any success. We consoled ourselves by buying a bottle of scotch, which cost exactly the same as the hat, I hope it lasts longer. Helpful advice from mum & dad who had read yesterday's blog, 'stick hat to head with superglue'.
Back onboard for pâté & cheese lunch after which I changed the engine oil & filter whilst David got the outboard running.
In the evening we went back into town for a rather tasty Indian meal. As the restaurant was unlicensed it was absolutely necessary that I pop along to the nearby Co-op after placing our order for a bottle of red.
We also knocked back a couple of glasses of Oban while waiting for the ferry back to the marina.
At present the forecast is good for tomorrow. We have either an easy trip to Loch Aline, or a longer stretch to Tobermory. We will see how we feel about the longer range forecast tomorrow before making the decision.
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