Home and back, meeting Sira and gales in Bangor.

We hired a very small car, drove back home, cut the grass, fed the hedgehog, saw our friends and drove back to Oban. Just over 1100 miles all in.

Albatross was fine in our absence. 

We met Simon on Sira and Martin and Janine soon arrived.

21 June 2022

To Puilladobhrain, Jean and me in Albatross, Simon, Janine and Martin aboard Sira. Cruising in company.

We would have visited Puilladobhrain sooner but I couldn't spell it.

Puilladobhrain is very pretty and sheltered. We went ashore, walked over "the bridge over the Atlantic", visited the pub and dined on Sira. All good.

Puilladobhrain. 
Sadly, news soon arrived of a crisis in London that required the immediate attention of a member of our sailing fivesome. Sira returned to Oban, Martin jumped ship to Albatross and we "sailed" South.

22 June 

Craighouse.  We like Craighouse and it is not difficult to spell.

23 June

Glenarm. Ditto.

24 June

Up at 0330 ... yes, really.

We had to be up in time for the tide and to arrive somewhere before the wind arrived.

We made it to Bangor (NI).

We haven't  used "the big white flappy things" since we left Oban.

Coming soon: sixteen things to do in Bangor when it's stormy.