Lamlash Bay and Holy Island - May 14th

We left Troon Marina and had a pleasant sail fairly hard on the wind over to Lamlash Bay. With a distance of only 15nm we were in no hurry so enjoyed a leisurely 4 to 5 knots whilst taking in the views.

Happy sailing

Holy Island with Goat Fell on Arran in the background.

Sailing into Lamlash Bay

We entered Lamlash Bay via the North Channel and decided to anchor for the night just off the Buddhist Retreat on Holy Island. It seemed a good place for a retreat, very cut off from the rest of the world as there were no signals for the radio, television, mobile phone or wi-fi dongle. We were expecting to be a bit out of touch once in Scottish waters so had bought a sat phone. It was reassuring to find no urgent messages on it as Rob's Mum was not well.

The Buddhist Retreat on Holy Island