Fionnphort

We were booked onto the ferry crossing from Oban to Craignure in mid-morning. It was a bit of a murky day once again for a crossing. At times it was difficult to see the island in the low cloud.
The ferry left spot on time once again, and 50 minutes later we were arriving on Mull. As we approached Craigmure, Duart Castle was very prominent on the port side.
We were first off the ferry and immediately headed south to a site at Fionnphort (pronounced Fin-E _Furt) which was located on the south west end of the island, overlooking Iona. The journey from Craignure took some time, as the road was quite narrow with passing places to allow overtaking and to allow the passage of oncoming vehicles. Everyone was very polite and the scenery was quite stunning. Tall mountains with deep valleys through which the road wriggled.
We had read about Fidden Farm prior to our trip, and had been told by others that it commanded a great position. We were not disappointed. We arrived in time to pitch up right on the edge of the shoreline overlooking the Sound of Iona. We could see the island of Iona clearly across the beach which had lovely white sand rocky outcrops.
After lunch we walked around the headland to pass over the Erraid Sound for a walk to the top of Erraid Island (Cnoc Mor). There were no paths on Erraid to speak of, so we made our way across the landscape trying to avoid the major wet spots. The views from the top were worth the effort.
In the evening we watched the sun go down over Iona ( at 10:13pm) which was very colourful. The site is brilliantly located - we watched a couple of cruise ships anchor in the sound so passengers could take tenders off to see Iona or to join tours to Staffa. Czytaj więcej