Packing materials for a road/ferry trip is always full of dilemmas. Limit options before leaving and regret it later or carry a lot of choice and only use a fraction of what you carry. I always go for the latter.

Surprise choice of paper when I opened the box, I thought I had brought a concertina sketchbook, couldn’t understand the decision to take a landscape sketchbook until I took the staples out – ah yes!

The weather at Calgary Bay dictated a quick dash between fierce showers and graphite, charcoal and ink was all I used. Later in brilliant sunshine overlooking Loch na Keal I reduced this to ink and candle wax and one large flat brush.