»» I 2 I Thursday, July 29, 1886. “ Commences with fine weather. Left Laxford 8.35 a.m.; came to anchor in Loch Alsh at 4 p.m.” A\ NOTIIER fine morning. We all gathered on the upper sLJjgk deck to watch the fine scenery speeding past. Out . through the narrow opening of the loch, round Rhu Ruag southwards on our way home. About two miles s.w. of the red point we pass the curious Island of Handa, described by Scott, and so odd in appearance, that the prosaic sailing directions of the Admiralty call it “grand and interesting.” This strange rocky isle is marked on the high cliffs of its sea face by deep lines of black, caused by shadow in the rifts of the rock, and by pure white caused by the myriads of sea-birds that nest and breed on the crags. Heavy breakers out from it show the Bo Mor rocks, and it looks a cruel coast for any poor sailor to skirt on a dark, rough night. Our lazy promenade and pipe after breakfast are disturbed by the sudden stoppage of the engines. Maister Christie has found a valve heating, which gives a little work to his scientific staff to put right. “It in valves considerable delay,” Romulus said; but no one took any notice of the awful pun. It is apt to spoil one’s enjoyment when basking lazily in a deck chair on a Turkish rug, with a cigar and a lemon squash, to

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