We spent a day in Mallaig, doing laundry and boat maintenance, intending to head off to Rum or Canna the next day. The weather put us off, as it was damp and sunless, and when we looked ahead we saw the weather was about to get really bad, with strong winds. We could get to Castlebay, on Barra, before the storm hit, or Lochboisdale where we had sheltered in 2015, but instead we decided to head home. Julian had not been home for over 3 months, and I had only paid a couple of flying visits.
The rules at Mallaig marina are that boats on pontoons have to have someone in attendance, but they could be left on the moorings. There are only 7 moorings, and three already had boats on them, so we moved Robinetta onto a buoy before having lunch. By 3 pm all the buoys were taken. I rowed us ashore in Worm, and we left her tied up in the dingy mooring area, and caught the afternoon train home.
We will not be back on board until Storm Floris has passed over.
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