Please note On our best days our itinerary will be smooth transits from one anchorage to another as shown on the program we have offered. However, this is the West Coast of Scotland, and we, are governed by mother nature. So, on occasion, for your comfort and safety, we may need to, tweak, the original course that we are looking to follow. But wherever our tweaking takes us, our trip and destination anchorages will always be special.
Day 1: Ullapool; An attractive important fishing town, bustling in the summer and the main ferry terminal and gateway to Lewis and Harris. Our departure point will be the pontoons in the heart of the town. We look to start boarding Hjalmar Bjorge at around 14:30, a short briefing introducing our new guests to life aboard ship, its safety procedures and getting you settled into your new home for the next 9 nights. Casting off at 15:30 then heading for the first nights anchorage at one of the Summer isles in Loch broom. Great chance of White tailed eagles and dolphins.
Day 2 to 4: This part of the passage will take us up the west coast passing and hopefully time to visit Handa, then round Cape Wrath and along the north coast, arriving at Orkney mainland.
Day 5 to 9: This part of the adventure is to make our way through the Orkney islands to make for Fair isle. We will spend at least a day on Orkney mainland exploring some of the ancient sites such as Skara Brae. There is no set itinerary but our skipper will plan our passage based on tides and the weather. The intention is to arrive at Fair Isle to allow a full afternoon and evening, anchor in the bay and have a morning ashore before making our way back to Orkney. Final night will be Kirkwall and close to airport.
Day 10: Final breakfast on Hjalmar then a fond farewell before departing for airport or ferry terminal.
