Glenelg Ferry, Lochalsh - DJI MINI3 Pro 4K - April 2023

An extra video for today - given the BBC feature on this ferry is their number one content today - taken in rather a hurry last week just prior to our trip 'over the seas to Skye'.

Unforunately I missed filming the Ferry leaving as we were in the Cabin getting some of the very best fresh coffee I have ever had (Skye Coffee Roasters). Add in the fact that the most charged of the batteries we had only had 65% left, which meant I was preoccupied in making sure I had enough battery left to return on what was forecast to be a windy day - plus I was flying right at the limits of VLOS (Visual Line of Sight), so the footage is farly hum drum - certainly not up to match the epic footage in the recent BBC feature.

It is what it is, I could do better, but still, it documents the crossing until such time as I can return again and have another attempt at the subject.

Drone - 'Mighty Mdge' - DJI MINI3 Pro
Edited using - DaVinci Resolve 18 (beta)
Music - Motion - Max Ko - https://www.free-stock-music.com/maxk...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MV Glenachulish is a ferry operating a summer service between Glenelg, on the Scottish mainland, and Kylerhea, on the Isle of Skye. Built in 1969, she is the last manually operated steel turntable ferry in the world. The route avoids the 36 mile road journey via the Skye Bridge.

History
Glenachulish was built at Ailsa Shipbuilding Company in Troon in 1969. She is named after Glenachulish, a glen and hamlet near South Ballachulish.

In 2006, Murdo Mackenzie, the owner of the ferry, was planning to retire. A community interest company was formed by local residents to buy the ferry and run the service.

In 2008, the ferry was featured in the film Made of Honour.

In January 2012, following a landslide blocking the A890 road, Glenachulish began a service at Stromeferry. The service crossed Loch Carron to North Strome, avoiding a 140-mile (230-kilometre) diversion by road.

Service
From 1969 to 1975, Glenachulish operated at Ballachulish. After the opening of the Ballachulish Bridge, she became the relief ferry at Corran, Kessock, and Kylesku. The latter two routes have since been replaced with bridges.

There has been a ferry on this route for over 400 years, with a car ferry since 1934. It is one of only two remaining ferries to Skye from the mainland – the other is the Caledonian MacBrayne service between Mallaig and Armadale.

Since 1982, Glenachulish has operated the Glenelg ferry across Kylerhea narrows. The 550-metre (600-yard) crossing takes five minutes and is the shortest sea crossing to Skye. The ferry runs seven days a week between Easter and October. It operates every twenty minutes (or as required, if it is busy) from 10am to 6pm (to 7pm June to August).

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