Mull | ScotEduBlogs

No photo can show the beauty and magic of Mull, but at least I have them to remind me of the wonderful week we’ve just had. Our holiday began on Friday 24th April when we stopped at Inveruglas at the top of Loch Lomond to eat a picnic lunch. Blue skies and sunshine were a wonderful start to the day.

114/365 Inveruglas flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

We arrived at the lodge and unpacked, then sat down to enjoy the view from the windows. A herd of deer were grazing outside and we spotted a mountain hare. Taking photos through the windows was not ideal, but we didn’t want to scare them away.

116/365 Deer flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Hare flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

The view from the lodge is stunning in every direction, here is Kerrera with Oban in the distance

Auchnacraig flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

And here is the lighthouse at Lismore.

From Grasspoint flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

On Saturday we drove over to Isle of Mull Cheese at Tobermory for lunch, calling in to see the boats at Salen on the way back

115/365 Isle of Mull Cheese flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Boats at Salen flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Later, when back at the lodge, we walked down to Grasspoint

Seal flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

My brother Nick and his wife Helen joined us on Sunday, so on Monday we drove over to Lochbuie and walked around Moy Castle

117/365 Moy Castle flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

On Tuesday we travelled over the water to Ulva – and were thrilled to spot Ro outside Ulva House.

118/365 Ulva House flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Back on Mull we drove over to Tobermory for a chippy tea

Tobermory flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Wednesday was a quiet day at the lodge, looking at the wildlife and the views – here’s Ben Nevis in the distance

Ben Nevis flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

On Thursday N and I went over to Iona, though we refused to pay to go inside the Abbey

Nunnery flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Iona Abbey flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Then stopped at the Three Lochs viewpoint on the way back, spotting 5 eagles flying high in the sky – too small to photograph

Three Lochs flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Still, at least the sparrows and chaffinches at the lodge were easy to photograph

Sparrow flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Chaffinch flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

The time to come back home came all too soon, though at least the scenery on the way home is as lovely as the views on Mull

121/365 Fishnish Ferry flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

View from Ardgour Ferry Terminal flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

And, of course, we stopped at Inveruglas again on the way home to eat lunch

Inveruglas flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

Today’s Daily Create asks us to make a collage of my safe havens. Most of mine are in the West of Scotland, either on or within spitting distance of the Isle of Mull. I grabbed a few from my albums to make a collage, I could have chosen hundreds.

I was brought up in the Peak District, which is stunningly beautiful. With a Cornish father I spend yearly holidays in Cornwall, which is God’s own county. I moved to the Isle of Wight as a teenager – and though I didn’t appreciate it at the time, now I see how lucky I was. But Scotland has my heart. Glasgow is my home and the Scottish scenery wins hands down for me.

Here’s some pics from Mull, with Strontian bay in the middle.