Isle of Mull 08

[DarrenSV650S]

Just back from a brilliant weekend on the Isle of Mull.:D Beautiful place

The journey there on friday
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The view from the hotel
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Saturday - A lap of the island at a nice leisurely pace. It was a bit misty to start with but it cleared up

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Calgary bay
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Fionnphort bay, which looks across to Iona
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We went exploring up the cliffs
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But we were being watched
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Filtering through cows, who were sh*tting all the way along the road, so now our bikes are covered in it :lol:

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Tobermory bay
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Heading home sunday

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The petrol station on Mull was shut when we were leaving so had to take it easy until we found another one. Set a new record for a tank of fuel for me :lol:

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[Ed]

I've never been but it's now on the visit list. It looks fantastic:D

[dirtsk8]

Some handsome photos there, mate. Nice one.

[Quiff Wichard]

superb

ace write up

ta for takin the time- I know from experience sometimes its a thankless task

but they are brill.

there is no better feeling than the day before a bike trip when u finish work.. glad all home safe and u had fun

[haggis]

It's really nice there isn't it. Went over last summer, but just for the day which it turns out wasn't enough to do a proper tour. Deffo plans to take the bike over - maybe next year. I forgot Mull has much better (ie. proper) beaches unlike Skye, damn!

BTW, when you were in Tobermory did you go for a boat trip to see the wildlife. Stunning! Seals, sea eagles, porpoises and dolphins. We missed the orcas tho by a week or so, they migrate towards Iceland through the Sound of Mull and the Minch. :(

We quietly coasted right up beside the dolphins further up the coast. They were playing around the cruiser, under the hull, across our bow etc. for a good 20mins or more. The crew even put down a sonar so we could hear them calling each other. So good we would consider going again. Amanda was crying with joy!

Re. petrol - yup, that's the island way of life! Not that i've run outta fuel...:rolleyes:..this month.... yet!....

[Speedy Claire]

Fabulous pics..... looks beautiful, really peacefull and stunning scenery.

[DarrenSV650S]

It's really nice there isn't it. Went over last summer, but just for the day which it turns out wasn't enough to do a proper tour. Deffo plans to take the bike over - maybe next year. I forgot Mull has much better (ie. proper) beaches unlike Skye, damn!

BTW, when you were in Tobermory did you go for a boat trip to see the wildlife. Stunning! Seals, sea eagles, porpoises and dolphins. We missed the orcas tho by a week or so, they migrate towards Iceland through the Sound of Mull and the Minch. :(

We quietly coasted right up beside the dolphins further up the coast. They were playing around the cruiser, under the hull, across our bow etc. for a good 20mins or more. The crew even put down a sonar so we could hear them calling each other. So good we would consider going again. Amanda was crying with joy!

Re. petrol - yup, that's the island way of life! Not that i've run outta fuel...:rolleyes:..this month.... yet!....Yeh I love it, I was there last year on the bike too. The beaches are beautiful and so peaceful, could have stayed there all day. We didn't have time for the boat trip but we heard about it and it sounded good.

[BanannaMan]

Excellent pics!!!
Looks like quite the trip!

[Tim in Belgium]

Some great pics, and some sheep and cattle action too! ;)