I’m sitting in my campervan sipping a cup of coffee, above me in the roof the children quietly bicker as they settle to sleep, Chris is showering ir pottering about and Blossom is snoozing by my feet. Through the front and side windows of the van I have one of the most splendid views in the world. The sun is setting over to my right, in the foreground are dunes and beyond that Gairloch opens out to the Inner Sound. A light haze on the water’s surface and then the deep purples andblues of silhouetted mountains: Rona and Raasay, then Skye with the jagged Black Cuillin taking centre stage. Ahead to the left behind the headland the mountains of Torridon rear. While over to the right, almost hidden in the hazy distance where the sea meets the golden pink sky lie the Outer Hebrides.
Today we had a big adventure on the Orca, a fast RIB run by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Experience Company. We zoomed across towards Skye, spotting common dolphins on the way. We looked out for Minke Whale where we saw gannets feeding, and were lucky enough to see two - my first wild whale experiences! We searched unsuccessfully for a basking shark seen in the area earlier in the day and also kept our eyes peeled for a White Tailed Eagle known to have a nest nearby. On the return to harbour we saw seals and porpoise. Awesome!
After fish and chips back at the campsite we gotthe mini kites out and went for one more walk onthe beach. We’ll be moving on from here tomorrow, heading further north.
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