Bowmore was the first place I ever went to on Islay. There was a work meeting there, so for fun I thought I would sail there, single-handed, from Crinan. On the way I passed Port Ellen and though of going in there but no, I was determined to sail all the way. Getting round the Oa was a nightmare, and I eventually arrived in Bowmore at about 7pm, exhausted, wet and thoroughly downhearted. No sign of the meeting, though, so I asked in the pub, as you do.
