Holy Isle

We had pre-booked a ferry crossing for an afternoon trip to the island, so we were pleased to see that the promised improvement in the weather was happening.
On our way to Lamlash, where we were to pick up the ferry, we stopped off at the Arran cheese shop to buy some local blue and to have a look at the adjacent Aromatics shop.
Holy island is owned by a Buddhist group, and they let some of the facilties out for well-being courses, yoga retreats, and the like.
We crossed on a small boat with eight others. After a short introduction to the island by our boat captain, we were left to our own devices. Our plan was to walk the footpath to the top of the island and circle round the south to return by the shore path. We passed Eriskay pony with their foals, Soay sheep, a hardy breed, but missed out on seeing the Sannen goats.
The walk to the top was relatively easy, but there were a few scrambles up and down steep rocky sections. The views from the top were worth the effort.
The boat picked us up at 6pm, after dropping off a party of yoga retreaters, after which we drove north to the free camp we planned on staying at - a quiet spot overlooking the sea near Sannox.Leer más