Hebrides « Murray Foote

Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Day 21-22 , 19th-20th July.

Just to be clear, the Sound of Mull is the stretch of water between the Island of Mull and the Scottish mainland, not a rustling of marijuana or a Hebridean pipe band.

The first two images of fishing trawlers are actually in the Sea of the Hebrides; the rest of the images are in the Sound of Mull.

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Ardnamurchan Point Lighthouse

This is Ardnamurchan Point Lighthouse, at the end of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula.

Tobermory Lighthouse

As we sailed down the Sound of Mull, the weather was fine and the fog had gone.

Ardtornish Castle

Duart Castle

Ardtornish Castle

We anchored off the ruins of Ardtornish Castle for the night and watched the sun go down.

Ardtornish Castle

Next morning, we sailed the short distance back to Oban. There was a final surprise not far from our anchorage – a white-tailed eagle.

Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Day 21 , 19th July.

Heading back for Oban in very still conditions. We are passing Neist Point near the north-west tip of Skye. You can just see the lighthouse. It looks very different here from when we saw it on land.

For a time the mist descended and we could hardly see anything. It seemed the sort of weather where one might encounter the Marie Celeste. We didn’t see her but were soon to make other sightings and the sea was amazingly still….