Fun going down Neptunes staircase today. Nice hot sunny day again, me and Emma were on ropes while dad steered the boat. We had an elderly couple behind us on a motorboat that seemed a little inexperienced. The wife kept yelling at poor Donald 😂. Anyway we made it through the locks, starting at half 8 and getting through at about 11:40. On one of the locks dad stepped off the boat to chat to the Swedish people in front of us forgetting that the water level was dropping. I shouted to dad but by the time I did the boat was already a long way below us. We tried to walk the boat to the next lock but the tiller was full over and it wasn’t working. With no one on the boat I decided to grab the rigging and jump down onto the boat that was about 10ft below us. I then put the tiller straight and put the engine into tick over and then into neutral bringing us nicely into the next lock. 
Once out to sea we got the main sail up and then the foresail further along. Going through Corran Narrows we had the tidal flow with us and managed to reach about 9.2 knots. It was good sailing however the wind was a very flukey. We moored up to fill up with diesel at loch Linnhe marina which was nice. Then we made it to Oban and are currently moored up. And guess who is moored up right near us, no other than the man from the Whitehaven boat with the white beard, what a guy.
Last day tomorrow, hopefully we can make the most of it. 

Down Neptunes staircase and to Oban.

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