We were more than ready to leave Belfast. After a week of cold rain Blue Dove was blessed with sunny skies and a steady northerly for a 7 knot reach across the Irish Sea. She…

Motoring north up Loch Fyne into Loch Gilp we follow the Scottish version of a Milk Run. At Ardrishaig you enter the picturesque Crinan Canal. Pasha and Tania loved its forested shores, the rich wildflowers…

At Rhu it rained but we were well cared for by Maxine’s Iceland friends John and Rosemary Brown. Splendid folk. After a seriously indulgent evening aboard Blue Dove we groped into consciousness to farewell dear…