Are We On Holiday Now?

This was Lynne's comment once the tent was set up on a comfy patch of grass in the dunes behind the beach at Machrahanish. 

Yes, we've reached Scotland! 

Her comment reflects the tension not only of the crossing from Northern Ireland but the general pressure to keep moving. 

A trip like this becomes a bit like a job. The alarm goes off and the routine of breakfast, packing, shovelling water behind you all day, landing, setting up camp, dinner and bed.

Now it's virtually all over, the pressures off, we're in holiday, we have about two weeks to reach Fort William. At the rate we have been traveling recently it would only be about four days away. 

We have some friends from Fort William paddling south from Easdale tomorrow to meet up with us and another paddler to catch up with in Easdale so the next few days will be cruisey and social

Oh look the bar is open, gotta go!