Rather damp and misty, which was a little disappointing for our rounding of Muckle Flugga, which is most northerly part of the UK. Just to make sure we also went north of the outlying skerry, Out Stack. Not much of a sailing day, with a light following wind, so some motoring was also needed.
Arriving at Balta Sound we found that the expected pontoon was not present, so anchored in the bay, which is very sheltered, rather than be the third boat in a raft. An old French boat was also anchored. It is a Zulu, and is heading for Spitzbergen, via Norway, with the intention of doing some climbing.
Preparing to go back to the boat we met some anglers we had seen offshore earlier. They were in good spirits having caught a number of cod, the largest of which was 29lb. They gave us a small one
Follow the
track of this day
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| Mussel farm boat at work in Whale Firth |
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| Approaching Muckle Flugga. The rock on the left is Out Stack |
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| Muckle Flugga from the N |
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On leaving the boat, the mist came in.
We are to the R of the French boat |
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| Shetland ponies |
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| Cod, just about to be filleted |
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