Stornoway to Kinlochbervie

John and I left Stornoway early, passing the Marco Polo cruise ship coming in before six o'clock in bright sunshine. The days this far north do seem to be longer than down south and we are approaching the longest day. 

There was a bit of a swell, and the light wind was on the nose. After a few hours it did build a bit and swung round to the north, we motored on with a reefed main sail. 

A group of about 15 dolphins did join us on the trip for approximately 10 minutes, diving in and out of our bow wave. They also seemed pleased that the weather had warmed up. 

Once we were closer to Kinlochbervie, we were on a broad reach and able to turn off the engine for the last hour. 

The harbour master was on the pontoon to greet us and helped with our mooring lines. He was also able to advice us on were to moor tomorrow after we have rounded Cape Wrath. 

We refilled the fuel tanks, having used 15 litres on the crossing from Stornoway.

We bought an ice cream and a postcard, which I wrote whilst sitting on a picnic bench overlooking the loch.