December 2009
14 posts
Iced over
Yesterday saw Struan take a group of eleven over to Colonsay. This was because the group were meant to be flying from Oban Airport, but the runway was iced over and no planes could land or take off. It was a great day to be out on the water and with the Easterly wind gave a comfortable journey to Conlonsay. The journey back was a bit slow due to the wind increasing but once in the lee of Jura the...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to everyone who has travelled, supported and the blog followers of Coastal Connection. The weather looks set for a great festive period. This picture taken on the morning of the 24th. Keep warm in these times.
Chilly Start
Today Coastal Connection team were up early and headed for Lismore Lighthouse, to take the workmen off who had been on the island for two weeks. The Weather was good but a cold North Easterly wind made the start of the day fairly chilly. The mountains on Mull and Movern were completely covered with snow which made for stunning views as the sun came up. Once everyone was aboard they headed into...
Snow has arrived
Today we have had our first snow of the Winter at sea level. There is only a small covering but more is on its way on Sunday. Lets hope it stays around for Christmas Day but doesn’t cause any travel problems for anyone.
Late Run
The workforce were back out to Lismore lighthouse for a final session before Christmas. It was a late run from Oban with 3 workers and all of their supplies. The weather was kind to Coastal Connection with the wind dropping from the SW. It was a low tide making the slipway tricky under foot. The rain was off and a smooth run back to Loch Feochan made it a good night for navigation.
London's Colling
Today Struan and Peter picked up a lady from Craignure to go to Oban, due to an important meeting in London she had to attend. She left Coll this morning on a local fishing boat to get to Tobermory then took a taxi to Craignure, where Coastal Connection picked her up and took her to Oban. This transfer was due to there being no ferries running and other ferries not suitable for her schedule. We...
Early Run
Coastal Connection were out early this morning. They cruised over to Lismore lighthouse to pick up the workforce that have been up grading the lighthouse. The wind direction was South, allowing the NW pier to be flat calm. Once everyone was aboard they headed off to oban only taking 19 minutes. There was a few fishing boats hauling their gear also Calmac heading to Lismore and Mull.
It was a...
