Cambeltown was a sleepy port but we have discovered that it used to be the
biggest income per capita town in Scotland even the Queen visited in 1954,
now the fishing port and the distilleries have closed down giving the town a
ghostly feel with its tall buildings and quiet streets. The newest building
was the sports centre where the showers were, there was also a swimming
pool, which some of the crew used, others went for a run led by Mr. Topsy
Turvey and they ended up in a peat bog up to their knees, which meant they
needed a cold pontoon shower, consisting of a cold hose sprayed at them,
when they got back to the boat.
After a dinner of chilli con-carne and rice, some of the crew went into town
and others stayed on the boat, the ones who stayed on the boat were lucky
enough to see dolphins and seals up close as they were fed by the local
fishermen. After an early night, the crew was ready for a tour around the
local distillery this morning (over 18's paying £5 for samples and under 18's
going for free) after a very detailed tour of the distillery over 18's were
given the opportunity to taste the whisky and were given a miniature sample
bottle.
As we walked back to the boat from the distillery the rain started and didn't
stop until we left the Scottish coast, there has been little or no wind for
most of the day, we are sailing/motoring to Bangor in Northern Ireland, this
is the last port we are stopping in before we head to Belfast. The time on
board has and is still going very fast. As we've been writing this blog Paul
Steptoe who has been associated with loosing wind has at last found some
wind!
Simon Turvey is offering his services as a portrait painter drawer person
after doing his impressions of Jonny Wareing, The Mate, and he is working on
the Skippers. Call him on the number 6789998212 for your personal picture
nooooowwwwww!!!!!!
Written by Tom West and typed by Luke Almond with technical advice by Simon
Turvey
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