Mull

Friday 24th September 

The ferry queue is proving useful time to write my blog! We are now waiting for the ferry back to Oban where we will drive on to Tyndrum for the night.  From there it should be about an hour and half drive to the Glasgow depot on Saturday morning. 

The view is beautiful looking across to the Glen Coe mountains however there is a strong north wind and white horses on the sea so we could be in for a choppy sailing. 

Yesterday we had an epic drive out to the west. First of all we had a look at the old pier at Salen, a very old pier! There were shags and gulls sitting on each of the posts. 


I loved this tractor which was parked nearby. 



Then we set off to go to Calgary Bay. Through moorland by lochs through woodland. The windswept trees looked as though they had been clipped into shape!
We made coffee at Kilchronan campground  on Loch Na Keal



We called at the Ulva ferry which is not running due to the restrictions, Michael had been quite keen to add another island to our tally and treat us to lunch over there. 




Ulva

The fun started a few miles further on at Kilninian where I encountered very steep hairpin bends on what was already a very narrow road. The first one took me and the van by surprise but we made it. I lost count of how many there were going up the pass but all the bends were completely blind and up a blind summit. I used the horn!!Fortunately I got through and most other drivers were considerate however there was one elderly chap in a car who refused to go on the grass so I put him to shame and reversed some distance! Michael even got out to help him but to no avail!  This tricky section was 7.5miles and it took 50minutes!!

As we dropped into Calgary bay we could see a very busy car park at the far end but we were able to snuck into a parking place by the campsite and use a picnic table to have our lunch. There were three or four tents there. After lunch we crossed the little river via stepping stones and walked across the beach then out on an old track towards another old pier. We think it must have served the big house there. 


Calgary bay 

Then another drive over hill and dale took us back to Tobermory via Dervaig. I opted for the more ‘main’ route rather than a very thin road over to Salen. The main road back to Craignure was a welcome relief even though some of that is single track too!

Later we were rewarded with a beautiful sunset lighting up the Glen Coe mountains 


Now: The ferry has arrived. The final blog will be tomorrow probably!!

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