Morning delivered the day promised - clear skies, wall to wall sunshine but no wind.  We’re very taken with the modest moorings at Heather Island - they deliver excellent shelter, look in excellent condition and give tremendous views down the sound and across Oban Bay.  We didn’t have time to go ashore today - but Ardentrive Farm who own the moorings also have an excellent farm shop that we've visited when anchored at Oitir Mhor and a very appealing/photogenic herd of highland cattle.

We waited for Waverely to depart on her next cruise before dropping the mooring and motoring out across the bay, north of Kerrera.  Having missed Loch Don last night I wanted to take advantage of the settled conditions to visit today - and expected to motor all the way.  But once clear of the centrance channel we picked up just enough wind to sail - initially 4.5 kts boat speed from 6 kts of true wind but then a little nore wind and the perfect angle for a close reach across the Firth of Lorn.

We were at the entrance to Loch Don a couple of hours before high water and relying on the excellent Antares chart slowly worked our way to the main 6.1m pool.  This is a remarkable place - a little reminiscent of Newtown Bay on the Isle of Wight - but after several twists around spits you arrive in a decent pool with good holding in sand/soft mud (not the sort that sticks to your anchor chain!) - completely landlocked. Not much shelter from wind but isolated from any sea - somewhere we’re very happy to have visited but probably won’t rush back to.