The Isle of Mull welcomed us with bright sunshine after a spell of indifferent weather. Landing Off the ferry at Tobermory you instantly get the feeling that Mull will be a great place to visit and the pictures below indicate that it is indeed a lovely place. In fact it has been the favourite part of our trip. We continued with our hill walking , having a go at climbing Ben More, one of the Scottish ' Munro's' and made it to the summit ridge as the cloud came in and extinguished the view. Next day we drove to Fionnoport for a 5 min ferry crossing to the island of Iona. Iona has been a religious place of pilgrimage since Columba first went there in 6th century to introduce Christianity to the Scots. Today it is a bustling must see tourist spot but you can still get away from it all by walking to the end of the island where you find white sand beaches and a feeling of peace and tranquility. After such a great time on Mull we headed for the tourist Mecca of Fort William which is where people base themselves if they want to climb Ben Nevis, Britains highest mountain at 1344 metres. We duly joined the masses, no exaggeration, to make our attempt on the peak. We succeeded in dragging the ailing kidneys to the top and Chas was pleased to be back here after 50 plus years. He pointed out the climbing routes on the North side of the Ben that he climbed in his younger days. Muscles are a bit sore as we write this blog but we have had a fantastic day on the hill.
This is probably our penultimate blog as we only have a couple of weeks until we head home. Once again enjoy the pics.
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