CC - where are we up to???

[Ocklepoint]

Re. landing at the old pier

I don't see any real need to use the old stone pier at Salen.

There are plenty of little beaches further up the bay, and therefore closer to the pub.

Easy fence free access from the shore to the road.

I think people only use the pier because it is there.

Don't hold me to any of this though, I have never actually landed in Salen, been driving back and forwards through it for 35 years, my mooring is about 5 miles west in Glenmore Bay.(no pub but I think the restaurant/cafe in the Natural History centre may have a table license))

I'm fairly sure that the Clan Morrison Hotel, Glenborrodale is also now closed for business, which is a shame as not only was it possible to anchor in Glenborrodale Bay, but the pub had a wee pontoon.

There are refreshment opportunities to be had in Strontian, bit a of a trek down a cul de sac, but perhaps an idea for you chentlemen should the weather be more intemperate than usual.

There is of course the Kilchoan Hotel. Always a bit hit or miss. I went there to watch the last Scotland Italy European Cup game, Saturday, 5.00 pm, pub shut. A miss I guess.

There are old HIDB moorings in Kilchoan Bay, now supposedly maintained by the Western Ardnamurchan Mooring Assoc. Not sure when they were last checked. Very exposed to anything with a bit of west in it.

Cheers

[claymore]

Strontian is a bit of a drag - very expensive hotel there which will suit TCM.
The pier at Salen is just handy for the moorings and a dry foot experience - also quite a pleasant walk up through the village.