Stopped at BP for diesel £1.21 ltr £40 for 34ltrs. So many motorhomes on the road passing us going south, the most we have seen. The sun came out briefly but the low lying mist clung to the slopes of the hills beside loch Eil. Lots of fishing pots in the water so plenty of fish around.
The misty drizzle turned to black skies and heavy rain, ugly. The Princes chain, small run of islands just off shore in the Loch.
The ferns turning autumnal oranges and the purple heather, turning brown.
Drove past our campsite, coordinates out by about 50 yards to the camp next door, turned round and down a very waterlogged, pot holed driveway. Invercaimbe campsite near Mallaig for ferry tomorrow to Skye. Right on the beach though and Joyce the owner very friendly and welcoming, £17.50 including Ehu. It stayed dry while we hooked up and got sorted, I went back to pay but it was cash only, she saw the next rain dump coming and said to come back later or I would get wet, I made it back to Bessie just as the cloud broke and the heavens opened.
We saw the steam train go by...well the steam not the actual train, so hope Pat got to see it, she would be very happy.
When they arrived, she was very dissapointed , they waited till 3pm and had just moved off about 200 yards and it came.....so she missed It behind the trees! 😔
Ruby was too heavy for the grass pitch in the wet at 4 ton so we swapped and we went on another gravel pitch so all good and both settled.
When I went to pay Joyce had just made a carrot and walnut loaf.......well....be rude not to... £1 a slice, I waited while she iced it and also bought a slice of lemon drizzle....cut each into 4 and Pat and Les came over for coffee and cake....yummy.
They went back to cook their dinner, Tony had the black, white and sweet brown pudding and haggis that they had bought for us...I had a chicken fillet both with veges.
The rain was very heavy again, Pat said the ferry had issued disruptions due to the wind, may be cancelled, will ring in the morning to check.
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