One of the delights of living so close to the sea is that we get to see all sorts of things passing by.  But today's sighting was rather beautiful:



There was quite a heat haze which created her rather ghostly appearance.  She is the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a 3 masted barque, destination Bergen.  Some time ago Stevan discovered this wonderful website where you can trace most shipping passing through the Minch.  Here is a screenshot showing the Statsraad Lehmkuhl's entry.

 



It does make me wonder who is on board, and why, and where the ship has been.