Today has been the best day of weather so far, certainly
on Mull. After a fairly relaxed start
and in excellent light, though very windy conditions, we wandered along round
Craignure Bay towards Duart Castle looking, once more, but in vain for the
local otters, although we did spot a pair of whimbrel. It was a fabulous walk and I managed photos
of more oystercatchers, a thrush busy at its anvil and, finally, common
sandpiper.
After lunch it was time to head south west from
Craignure, first to Grass point and then along Loch Spelve to Lochbuie. At Loch Don we came across a pair of red deer
stags in velvet resting, of all places, on the salt marsh. Although our time at Grass Point was brief,
due to parking restrictions, we enjoyed fabulous views to the island of Lismore
and up Loch Linnhe to the big mainland munros.
We fondly remembered our time cycling on Lismore twenty years ago when
the children were small and Beth helped Heather with the cycling by pushing
from the child seat. That holiday was
also the year when Thomas entered his first mountain bike race, enjoying a trip
back in the ‘broom wagon’!!! How times
have changed!! From Grass Point we drove
along Loch Spelve, getting excellent close views of a pair of golden eagles and
also images of curlew.
We were really impressed at locbuie to find a small gift
shop and cafe with help yourself and an honesty box. The views out to the island of Colonsay were
wonderful and we enjoyed the experience of watching my first ever sight of a
sea plane. We walked to Moy Castle and
on to Laggan Sands before heading home in brilliant evening light for tea and
sunset photos up the Sound of Mull.
Iona tomorrow.
Concrake??
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