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After a morning spent looking around the shops of Portree, we drove to Uig and took the ninety minute ferry to Tarbert on Harris. Harris is one half of the island of Lewis and Harris, just one of fifteen populated … Continue reading →

Skye has many names: the misty isle, the isle of cloud; the tongue-twisting An t-Eilean Sgitheanach in Scottish Gaelic. Anyone who wonders why the Norse word skuy, meaning misty isle, ended up giving the island its enduring moniker need only … Continue reading →

Did I mention that driving distances in the west of Scotland are short, but driving times are long? We rolled down the hill from our hotel in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull just after 10:00 this morning, travelling just … Continue reading →

We drove to central western Mull today and caught the tiny passenger ferry to the island of Ulva, a small island in the Inner Hebrides with a population of just 16. One calls the ferry by sliding a wooden panel … Continue reading →

Today was a significant departure from the usual drive, hike and beachcomb: the Isle of Mull Highland Games. It’s been a sun-kissed day of tossing the caber, putting the shot, hurling the hammer and watching sweet young things do the … Continue reading →