I had the best time on the Isle of Mull. It’s a fairly big island with a great variety of scenery from rugged coast to high hills and some fascinating offshore islands rife with wildlife.
Day 1: I day hiked along the coast to the Carsaig Arches, a really impressive rock formation of pillars, sea caves and basalt columns…and some friendly feral goats. With the long daylight hours, I decided to also squeeze in a quick hike up to the summit of Ben More, the highest point on the island.
Day 2: Boat trip to the Treshnish Isles and the Isle of Staffa. The amount and variety of bird life on Lunga, the largest of the Treshnish Isles, blew my mind. The Isle of Staffa is a unique island made of large basalt columns with a huge sea cave. During the crossing we also saw dolphins and other sea life. What a day! One of the best of my life.
Looking towards mainland Scotland from Craignure
Duart Castle
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
A curious billy goat on the Carsaig Arches trail
The Nun’s Cave. There is a story that a nun or several nuns hid out in this cave before being massacred.
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
Carsaig Arches
On the way up to Ben More
View from the summit of Ben More
View from the summit of Ben More
View from the summit of Ben More
View from the summit of Ben More
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Puffins nesting on a bluff on Lunga
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
My favourite picture that I got of a puffin
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Lunga, Treshnish Isles
Hanging out with the locals on Lunga
Isle of Staffa
Isle of Staffa
Walking to Fingal’s Cave, Isle of Staffa
Fingal’s Cave, Isle of Staffa
Fingal’s Cave, Isle of Staffa
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