Bangor to Oban

Track fra Bangor to Oban

 

Bangor marina had new owners and the berth cost us 37 GBS a night. 2 years ago we paid 25 GBP,s.
We departed Bangor already the day after for a 23 hour voyage to Oban.

We left at 12 on the outgoing tide and enjoyed good wind from the south and the tide going from S to N.
We made very good progress with winds up to 25+ knots from the stern. The wind increased as we
passed the islands of Isla and Jura, but it was mostly from the west and the sea was quite calm.
When we sailed into The sound of Kerrera towards Oban the wind decreased a bit and enough to
allow us to negotiate a well filled marina at Kerrera where we had booked a berth online.

That berth was still occupied (we arrived early morning) so we found a vacant space.
Going in fast and with a quick reacting crew (Grete) to tie us up,
got us alongside between two other boats even if it was a tight fit.

Kerrera marina

Kerrera marina had new ownerssince we werethere in 2019. They were a a family from England and they had got the all the facilities done up and the restaurant was up and running.We had a very nice fish and shellfish meal. Very nice food and a great bottle of white wine.

The weather forecast for the coming days did not allow us to push on up the west coast as we had planned. We had to reach Norway by the 24.06 as we were attending our granddaughters wedding.

It was a very hard decission to make, but the weather and lack fysical strength didn't allow us to push on. So we decided to buy a license to sail through the Caledonia Canal up to Inverness. 

2 week license for the Caledonia Canal.

From Inverness it's 350 NM to our homeport in Farsund, Norway.