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Great photos! Thanks so much. I suppose I was surprised to hear about the choppy waters but then again there seem to be vast tracts of open water and not just sheltered canals.
ReplyDeleteTalking of canals, Pat and I and 3 Spanish lads and our 2 huskies traveled through the Canal du Midi in southern France. It took about 4 days? maybe 5. Anyway, the water was absolutely still, the locks were all mostly automated so you just had to tie up and press a button. The rest of the work was done.
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That was when we sailed to Mallorca and Menorca (minus 2 of the lads). The dogs were great sailors.
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ReplyDeleteSadly Steve, stargazing has been a disappointment, it never gets dark enough up here in the summer. There is always a glow on the horizon after sundown, it doesn't go away and just moves east overnight and then the sun comes up.
DeleteGood to see you are doing so well Brendan and having an excellent voyage. Fort Augustus is where Lucy's brothers went to school.
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Deleteit before but It's a beautiful place Jules, we are having two nights here. Moving on tomorrow towards Fort William.
“I was sailing on Loch Ness the other day , and loads of meat floated past. It was a bit choppy.”
ReplyDeletePerhaps Brendan should have found a way to block you Margaret??
ReplyDeleteRopey jokes? Nay