As though it weren't enough that we've booked two separate cruises during the holiday, we are also having a few crossings to some of the islands on the west of Scotland. On one jaunt, we are sailing across to Arran, spending the night, and then leaving Arran at the top of the island and continuing on up to Oban, where we take the small cruise for six nights out to and around Mull, and hopefully a visit to Fingal's Cave.
The island-hopping ferries are run by Caledonian MacBrayne, or Calmac, and they service just about every island in that part of Scotland. Later on, we are going across to Lewis/Harris, having a couple of nights there and coming back to Uig, on the Isle of Skye.
Don't know where this love of "sailing" came from, but ever since we had the first cruise to New Zealand, and didn't suffer from sea-sickness, we've loved the idea of being on the water. Seeing towns and coastlines, and countryside from the water is a totally different perspective, and just the usual calmness of gliding over water is very restful. Mind you we had 10-metre seas on our second cruise to N.Z., but even then we were OK. Can't wait!!
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