Surprisingly calm water in this anchorage well out of the fierce tide, just as it was in the late 19th century when Frank Cowper threw down his anchor in a panic after dicing with an adverse tide in the Sound itself. Although there are now houses unless you go on further in to seek complete solitude. Not much to do ashore, probably best to sit in the cockpit and admire the view. And pour a stiff gin and tonic if like Cowper you " ... look back upon this little adventure as one of the most unexpected and trying I ever had to encounter in all my cruises" (Sailing Tours: The Yachtsman's Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English and Adjacent Coasts, Part V, The West Coasts of Scotland, the Orkneys, and the west coast of the North Sea. Frank Cowper, Upcott Gill, London, 1896). Or contemplate buying the island of Torsa to your east, essentially uninhabited since the 1960s, offers over £1.5 million in 2023 (rather less than a garage in Kensington I suspect).
