Beautiful sunrise, yes, we were up way before the sunrise as the wind and waves were gaining momentum - the direction of the wind meant a very bumpy morning blowing directly into the bay.

We Blew up the dingy but once in the water when the boat was up the dingy was down and visa versa ! So we thought we would wait for the waves and wind to calm down, then the calmac ferry lady , arrived at the pier ( I said we were close to the pier !) and asked how long we expected to stay - 3pm Phil says, is that a problem, erm she said not looking too convincing, "I suppose you will be ok"
!!! Have you seen the size of those ferries!!! No chance! We were off, only 1 mile down the coast so we weren't too far away from Lucy's cafe which apparently does a mean breakfast (in a good way!)

So it was down with the anchor (picture also include Jura in the background, the mountains are called "the paps of Jura") and off the boat, thankfully much calmer here so I didn't need to demonstrate my triple barrel roll into the dingy, phew! I don't know what I'd do without Phil, his planning is amazing, always one step ahead and this place is paradise. So after a Scottish breakfast we were well and truly ready for our walk. We even overtook the cyclist who had just arrived from the ferry - it was close! The hills are not really hills but in this heat sometimes it's easier to walk. Once around a lake and up to a viewing area (trig point) then down to see some standing stones. Although it is a small island there is something about this place, I would definitely come back, big enough with a shop, brewery, cafe and hotel but small enough to enjoy the peace and solitude of this beautiful island.

Once back we decided to move, again! Further down to a small island (joined to Colonsay at low tide) called Oronsay ruins of a priory can be found on this relatively flat island and an abundance of wildlife. We were so tired that it was all we could do to drop anchor and have something to eat, I'm writing this while Phil takes a well deserved rest, tomorrow we will get in the dingy ready for our next adventure.

Picture is of windsong at anchor on our second anchorage on Colonsay.