We have a problem getting the engine started, but eventually we wound up in what is reputed to be the "Best Stocked Chandlers in Scotland". After that, we me...

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and we've just had a little bit of a

scare because when we started the engine

off the starter motor it just wouldn't

go Beverly and I are hoping to buy a

chart because what I currently have of

this area is a disgrace well we came to

our phone because it is reported to be

the West's best stock best stocked

Chandler in Scotland

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I don't know I did to my arm yesterday

but I've did something too I think

probably did too much so Beverly and I

are doing a rest and recuperation day

but you know what if you're gonna have a

rest up somewhere what I don't think I

could have found a more tranquil spot

in rape Emily and I are going from a

village today which is inside lock sweet

very very picturesque little place and

we're going to go to art fern which is

up here and the reason we're going to

art fern is apparently it has got very

very good Chandler and apart from this

map my other map is this which as you

can see is not very good so a chart is

definitely one of the things I'll be

needing to buy well it's been on the

mooring now for two nights and we've

just had a little bit of a scare because

when we started the engine off the

starter motor it just wouldn't go now we

know what the fault is it's our own

fault we've left the ignition on which

was obviously Jo discharging the starter

engine

but it's just one of those extra things

that's going to have to go on our

checklist make sure the start it's May

stall that the ignition is off and what

was our solution for solving it our

solution was a couple of jump leads off

the house batteries which were still in

good knickers obviously we've updated

the house batteries

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yeah

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a little Anchorage which is literally

one or two miles from where we fell this

is art fern an amazingly sleepy little

Harbor which has apparently got the best

Chandler's but unfortunately they do not

have space for salty lasts so we are

currently at the fuel dock so what we've

done is we filled up with water

we'll fill up with fuel tomorrow but

we're going to go out to the mooring now

and then we'll sort ourselves out for

tomorrow but that's what we're going to

do but I'm hoping I'll be able to show

you the Heron that I am currently

looking at because it looks absolutely

beautiful

the marina glorious place

I think somebody didn't pay the bills

here well we came to art fern because it

is reported to be the West's best stock

best stocked Chandler in Scotland but I

think to give you an idea as to why it's

called that look at all these cabinets

of screws and they've got them all

mapped out as to what type of screws

they are okay so at the Chandler's we

bought a chart of the area that we're

hoping to explore we've bought a copy of

the glide cruising Club basically this

is like having your own local knowledge

and is highly important

I bought some netting a spare LED bulb a

very good terminal block single blocks

and we've got some nylon rope which we

are going to be using basically as

makeshift snubbers for when there's

another blow because there's bound to be

one of those at one way or other well

we've only been two and a half weeks

away from liverpool and we've learned

such a lot already we certainly aren't

really ready to unshackle the Hawks

completely yet purely because Beverly

wants to produce videos and her laptop

is out charge so she needs to get the

charged up I need to continue as a

freelancer so that we can actually

afford this lifestyle because I love the

view from my office window now you can't

complain about the view from the office

window but I actually need to offer an

office I need power for that so we need

to sort out our inverter and there's a

few other things that we need to sort

out before we can really get ourselves

going in our new lives we're having to

do to get electric bed yeah but you know

if you want an easy life don't go crazy

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once we had our pilotage and charts it

was time to head north first we had to

pass through the notorious and Doris

Moore we were able to time our passage

to go through at slack water which made

it considerably easier for us

what's going the other way also took

advantage of the slack period that's a

core evasion

yeah Bev and I are not going down that

we might venture where all those

cruisers fear to tread but we're not

that out you really cannot tell you

leave Beverly alone on deck for five

minutes I came downstairs to make some

food and I've just about made it and

already we've got a bit of a lean and I

suspect somebody return in the end you

know quick tea soup oh and there she

goes yeah perhaps turn the end you know

a will do at least in a minute

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we do know what this says we'll have to

look it up later but it looks like an

old monastery or castle or something

well this is the approach to open and

we're having a great argument over what

voyage is where of what mark is what the

online chart and the poundage guide all

have slightly different updates on them

also we can see marks better which are

further rather than the ones that closer

to us so it's a real MA and just to add

to the flavor of the day there is a car

ferry moving around up there and we're

waiting to see which way he goes because

there's two ways on the island

well here's urban look at all the boats

making snow would smoke the hook it's

not on board here Beverly and I are

currently in open Marina and we're going

to be exploring open tomorrow but we

were coming down on the radio and we

radioed in to say that we were coming in

so salty last it was in the bar and

apparently it did not come across us and

L was dropped

oh it raised a few good girls let's put

it that way yeah so anyway we are salty

lass no drop in the bells please

you