Spar Cave 2012

A few images of this year's visit to Spar Cave.

Approaching the Cave entrance 

The flowstone staircase

It's a steep climb

A careful descent by torchlight

Into the black hole!

A Longship in Loch Ailort

  
It's amazing the things you find on the beaches of Scotland and we couldn't help but pose for a quick photo shoot on this wooden longship which we found nestling amongst the rocks on the shores of Loch Ailort.  Anybody out there who can spread some light on what it was doing there?

Basking Sharks off Coll

It ain't over 'til the (slim) lady sings - Fingal's Cave 2012

Sunset over Duart Castle

What's the Story in Tobermory?

..............a spot of shopping, a bit of potential property development (the public loos on the sea front are for sale!), rounded off by a wee drink in the Mishnish (and the Rev Colin I M Jolly's lunchtime sermon).

Idyllic Iona

Guests spent a morning on Iona, visiting the Abbey and enjoying the gentle pace of island life. Landing on the white sandy beach at Baile Mor (Gaelic for big town!), the crystal clear waters are breathtakingly beautiful and it didn't take long before all shoes were off for a paddle!

Iona is the birthplace of Christianity in Scotland. St Columba sailed from his home in Ireland  and arrived on the island in his coracle in 563AD. He founded the monastery that was to become the heart of the Scottish church in it's early years.

With a resident population of 125, the island is 3 miles long and a mile and a half wide and as well as being home to the medieval abbey and ruined ancient nunnery, it is the resting place of 48 Scottish Kings.