Cruise around Mull - First Full Day

Sunday, 17th April - (Catch-up)

We both slept OK, and the bed on this boat isn't too bad. (We have had worse ones already, and there may be more?)

First full English/Scottish breakfast, and already too much food on the table, but we restricted ourselves. I think all of us thought by then end of the first full day, that the amount of food being served up was just too much. Some other passengers for instance, don't do breakfast as such, whilst others only have one full meal a day, so there seemed to be a lot of "waste", in that there was a lot left over. The unused bread went to the gulls, and some of the scraps became bait for the kreel baskets for crab, etc.

Gordon not good, and so decided to stay aboard whilst Lee went on the tender to Duart Castle. She went to to top of the castle, and there were great views, although misty. The castle had been in the same family's hand for generations until fairly recently.

Mill race beside main road.

Lunch was a sort of buffet of crab meat,smoked salmon, baguettes, etc., and then we set off for the beautiful little town of Tobermory. It is so pretty and set on a small inlet, and the buildings have been painted different colours, which is quite striking when the sun is on them. Lots of quaint little shops, but most closed until tomorrow, when some will go ashore again. One shop had some nice dragonfly pieces, but when we thought we'd go back in the morning and have a look, they were not to open until 10.00am.

We'd moored in the harbour overnight and had another excellent meal of canapes of ham and smoked beef with chutneys, etc., and then really nice lamb shanks, which were so tender. But again, far too much.

(Note: the boat doesn't sail during meal times, dinner is always at a mooring, and we don't set out again until after breakfast)

Tomorrow, the Treshnish Isles of Lunga and Staffa (and Fingal's Cave) ...