We awoke the next morning in the to learn that Robin had departed in the middle of the night back to Gigha. Word had come that the storm had broken the mooring line on the Colmcille and wind had driven it on to the rocks. We knew a fisherman had found it and dragged it to a beach. We did not have a report on the damage. We wondered if trip was now over.
After breakfast our charter bus took us back to the ferry. Landing in Gigha we found that the hull had been torn in a few places and some of the wooden ribs had been cracked. The good news it was all repairable. John Martin a joiner (carpenter) by trade and John MacDonald who was talented with a needle the repairs were completed in a day.We spent a couple of days on Gigha. We enjoyed meeting the local islanders. That Sunday we participated in the local church service. On a more solemn note we laid to rest the ashes of Janet, Emanuel's girlfriend.
We departed from Gigha and headed for our next stop Crinan. There we would be able to meet the Chief of the MacCallum Malcolm Clan, Robin Malcolm.
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