Voyage to Thule
This is an account of a 1950 cruise on "Helen" from the Mersey to the Hebrides, which he colourfully refers to as Thule.
Certain people are only referred to by their nickname, and a handwritten explanation at the end gives the following identities
Booster - Commander Ouchterlow R.N.
Torrie - Miss Watt Torrance
Lord(ie) Strathspey
Tommy Lor - Tom Mealor
- Rock Ferry to Jura
- Jura to Kyle of Lochalsh
- Kyle of Lochalsh to Lochinver
- Lochinver to Stornoway, Arrival at Thule
- Cruising around Thule
- Tanera Mor to Loch Ewe
- Loch Ewe to Acarsaid Mor
- Acarsaid Mor to Tobermory
- Tobermory to Tarbert
- Tarbert to Rock Ferry
The final page contains this table specifying actual dates and approximate length of each leg.
| Date July 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 Aug 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5. 6 - 7 - 8 - 8. 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13,14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 |
Port Rock Ferry Port Askaig, Islay Craighouses, Small Isles, Jura Crinan Harbour Loch Aline Mallaig Glas Choille, Loch Nevis Loch Hourn Kyle of Lochalsh Applecross Flowerdale, Loch Gairloch Aultbea, Loch Ewe Ullapool, Loch Broom Tanera Mor, Summer Isles Lochinver short cruise Stornoway Loch Grimshader Loch Ouirn Loch Mariveg Stornoway Tanera Mor Ullapool Ewe Island, Loch Ewe Portree - Viking Bay, Tianavaig Acarsaid Mor, South Rona Loch Hourn Mallaig Tobermory Oban, Horseshoe Bay, Kerrara East Loch Tarbert, via Crinan Canal Ramsey, Isle of Man Moelfre, Anglesey Rock Ferry via Puffin I. |
Estimated Sea Miles 200 13 26 40 60 20 60 50 28 60 50 40 40 12 48 54 30 48 115 68 60 1087 |