Ten days on Zuza - 14th June - a trip around Mingulay
After a good night on the quay in Castlebay we had some time in the morning to explore. Grosia was delighted that there was a supermarket available as she had not been able to buy any provisions for a few days. We were delighted too that she could maintain the standard of her galley wizardry. We spotted this chip van which was obviously named after our daughter Mairi! The moorings in Castlebay. Zuza is parked at the back on the right with the tallest mast. Neil had planned a trip for us around the islands south of Barra. Vatersay is attached to Barra, just, and after Vatersay is a whole collection of differing sized islands and stacks called the Barra Isles. Our main destination was Mingulay on the far south of the chain. We were to travel down the east side of Barra and Vatersay to the south coat of Mingulay and then turn north and look at the more exciting western coast of Mingulay. Here there is an impressive array of tall sea cliffs, 213 metres high, once thought to be the tallest ...