Havoc around uk: Friday 11 June to Oban

An uneventful trip to Oban in the drizzle, which dried up during the afternoon. On the way we passed the shore station for the first cross Atlantic telephone cable , we thought it was a sports club.

Oban marina is now added to our list of places to miss, for 3 days now we have not had any water on the pontoons always with the promise that it will be soon but it is reported that there is always a problem in the summer . So Monday morning we are having to over to a private jetty and pay to fill the tanks with water. There are facilities ashore but the bar/eating area is under a couple of fancy tents maybe ok in the warm but not with the weather we are having. The Marina is on an island with a free launch to the main land every hour , so the distillery tour was a must, the down side is the local Tesco are selling whisky £5 a bottle cheaper than the shop.

Oban was a WWII sea plane base and a flight still connects to Glasgow airport. It is interesting watching it try to land amongst the yachts.