Friday 31st July 2020 – Campbeltown at anchor

We weighed anchor and motored all the way into Campbeltown Marina all 1.1nm

Last night two other boats joined us in the anchorage but it was too choppy to take the dinghy over and splice the mainbrace with them.

The other 2 boats

This morning there was a temporary break through the cloud and in one direction there was a definite glimmer of sunshine. The hills look much more inviting now that they can be seen in their shades of green and there are quite a few impressive houses along the road leading into town.

Having thought about donning wet weather gear and rowing ashore we opted for the easy option and went alongside next to the lifeboat in the town’s marina, a bargain at just £25 per night – unfortunately the toilets and shower block are shut due to Covid 19.

The Main Street in Campbeltown

Glancing through the estate agent’s window we saw an end of terrace, 4 bedroom, house for sale at just £35,000 – guess it comes with a free umbrella. Sadly most of the shops have closed down, or are up for sale, but the few places which were open, including local gin and whisky distillery outlets, sold quality produce and the seafront end of town was pretty to walk around.

We came by accident across the Linda McCartney memorial garden, which was very peaceful and her bronze statue posed in a serene manner – not a keyboard to be seen.

It was also closed
ABC Tour part 1

The ABC Tour (another bloody church tour)….

ABC Tour part 2
We came all the way to Scotland to have a curry at the Taj Mahal in Campbeltown
It was a loverly curry tooooo
Scottish sunshine!
Hurry up I want my run ashore!
This came in this evening next to the wood dock
Nice little cafe right on the quay
Talavera alongside

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Tim & Rowena Heale sail on Talavera a Hallberg Rassy 36 mk2 and this summer 2018 they plan to sail from Gosport to the Baltic, follow their journey as they travel north.

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  1. 35,000 for a 4 bedroom house WOW. Whats the weather been like we had some rain and the good old thunder on Friday to mark my wedding anniversary. A Sad Day without Phyllis. Talking about knee braces Tim if you look on my page you will see the Link for this new one out which they say has been proven ed and does a better job for our knees and support

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