Today we drove around the west side of the Isle of Skye, starting with Dunvegan Castle, the ancestral home of Clan MacLeod. They claim it is the longest continuously occupied castle in the UK.
I’m laying in bed, resting after this long travel day. Iona to Skye is a loooong drive. But our hotel is lovely, and we won’t have to move for three days! (Edinbain, Scotland, United Kingdom)
Glencoe was absolutely stunning. It was a perfect side trip.
As I post this, we are back on the ferry and about to land back in Oban. Next stop, Glencoe and the Isle of Skye.
The big attraction on Iona is the abbey founded by St. Colmcille (aka St. Columba) around the year 560 A.D., when he crossed the sea from Ireland. The many generations of monks who inhabited the abbey were key in preserving knowledge during the Dark Ages in Europe.
After taking one more ferry, we landed on Iona, a small scenic island with a long history.
Luckily traffic on the Isle of Mull was light. We really only encountered traffic once, when a herd of Highland cows filled the road.
Yesterday, after disembarking from the ferry, we drove across the Isle of Mull towards Iona. There is one road, that’s one lane wide, with occasional “passing places” marked with black and white striped poles where one car can pull over to make way for oncoming traffic. It’s a little tricky at first, but you soon learn the rhythm.
