We were unable to land at Gylen Castle as there was some surf breaking on the steep rocky beach so we carried on towards the south west point of Kerrera. The crashing of the waves on the dark rock of Kerrera was the only sound.
On the way, we passed interesting natural castles of conglomerate rock sitting on top of what looked like a layer of dsark basaltic rock.
The mountains of Mull came in
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Max, the parrot vampire of Kerrera!
We paddled down the Sound of Kerrera under darkening skies.
The great bulk of Scarba appeared in the distance and the wind dropped away to nothing.
The smoke from a lonely cottage on Little Horseshoe Bay curled lazily skyward. It is the home of Yvonne Macmillan and at least a dozen parrots!
Photo STV.
Yvonne has set up a sanctuary for distressed parrots on this remote spot on the island of
The great bulk of Scarba appeared in the distance and the wind dropped away to nothing.
The smoke from a lonely cottage on Little Horseshoe Bay curled lazily skyward. It is the home of Yvonne Macmillan and at least a dozen parrots!
Photo STV.
Yvonne has set up a sanctuary for distressed parrots on this remote spot on the island of
Sea kayaking from Loch Feochan to Loch Etive
A 36km paddle from the south side of Loch Feochan via Oban harbour to Taynuilt pier. It took 2 hours to drive from Glasgow to Taynuilt pier. It took another 1hr 45mins to run the shuttle to Loch Feochan and get on the water.Tidal streams:Loch Feochan narrowsAt low water the norrows almost dry leaving a norrow channel of about 0.3m. As a result the ingoing flood does not begin until the level
Dark deeds on the north shore of Oban Bay.
It was now time to leave the bustle of Oban.Having said that, it has one of the most picturesque settings of any Scottish sea side town. Oban Bay is protected by the lovely isle of Kerrera, seen here on the right. The narrow Sound of Kerrera stretches away to the south west. The distant island of Insh can be seen through the far entrance to the Sound. Oban Marina is actually situated on Kerrera
Arrival in Oban
A rumble of engines coming down the Sound roused us from our reverie in the Tolkienesque landscape of Lorn. It was the MV Isle of Mull, en route from Oban to Scalasaig on Colonsay.We were soon back on the water and Jim B got some edging practice in......below the grounds of Gallanach House.It was not long before we were approaching the north end of the island of Kerrera.We then turned a corner
Luncheon below a volcano.
We turned north east from the mouth of Loch Feochan and entered the Sound of Kerrera which would take us to Oban harbour.The steep rocks that rise from the shore of the sound show much evidence of volcanic activity.Indeed we could see that Dun Ormidale is a former volcanic vent. There is an Iron Age fort on its summit, which takes advantage of its natural defensive structure.We decided to stop
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