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Today‘s focus ride covered one of the famous Slate Islands – Easdale. It not only used to be the center of the Scottish slate industry for almost three centuries (!) but still, until today, remains the smallest of the inhabited Inner Hebrides Islands.
A more than remarkable international event taking place here are the World Stone Skimming Championships 😅 hosted every year, in September.
A fantastic 🚴♂️ today!
Fair winds…
Today‘s ride into the outskirts of Oban can be summarized under BBC. Strolling around over nice country roads took me to three highlights.
An easy 🚴♂️ under dry Scottish sky!
Fair winds…
We got into Oban just before the forecasted rain front, gusting 25kn, started to pass through. Even had time for a short but wet walk into town.
Once back on the boat a very friendly armada of sailing boats came in, all part of the Weekly Highland Yachting Week – its 75th anniversary. About 100 boats need to find space. Two of them have now moored alongside ourselves! It will get busy in the Pub!
Fair winds…
Under sunny conditions my last ride on the Isle of Mull took me today again around on the island to enjoy some more stunning landscape and scenery.
The weather is black and white in this part of the world. As soon as the sun comes out you will love it. In rainy conditions you damn it. Nothing special with that. The difference is that these changes are happening in hours and not in days. We slowly get used to it.
Fair winds…
Scattered showers all day but with the help of the rain radar I was confident to get a nice coffee & cake in Salen, South of Tobermory – staying dry. Wishful thinking. The cake was excellent, the coffee average and I was wet to the skin upon arrival. My bike winter clothing kept me warm! 😅
Fair winds.
