Final day of sightseeing

We woke up to horizontal rain again on our final day, so things did not look good.  We stayed in the B & B until 11 a.m. but then decided to go out and look for some sunshine!!  We drove to a local jewellery maker just a ten minute drive away and I bought a couple of items from birthday money that I had taken with me just in case I saw something that I liked, so that turned out well.  We had to drive past some Mull traffic hazards however on the way there - no speed bumps here though - Heilan' Coos!!

Baby coo

Mummy coo

Ma, Pa and the Bairn

After leaving the jewellery workshop we headed back to Bunessan where there was a coffee morning and sale taking place in the community hall, so we supported that too by going in for coffee and cake and we bought a few things too!!  When we came out of the hall, the sun was shining and the sky was blue!!  The sun had found us!!  Here is a wee panorama of Bunessan and a photo of one of the many residents!!

While the weather was still deciding to be kind to us, we headed off towards Uisken. On the way there we passed by the ruins of an old clearance cottage.  The chimney stacks are now gone, but it was a pretty good photo opportunity.

We then headed off to Uisken beach where we sat and had some juice and crisps for lunch.  The weather was holding out fairly well, but the clouds were starting to roll back in again and we left to try and find the Carsaig Arches which were marked on our tourist map, so we thought it might be quite nice to see them.  Before we left, I took a photo of the beach while there was still a wee patch of blue sky!!

We then headed off to find the road to Carsaig - we did find it and it must have been the narrowest road we had ever been on, with not too many passing places!!  This is a view from inside the car

It was a lovely area full of trees, bracken and moss, so very lush and green, but I only realised on the way back that on one side of the road (to the right as you look at the photo) there was a sheer drop!  Once we got to the end of the track right down on the shoreline, there was an old ruined pier and a boathouse.  No sign of any arches on the coastline at all.  There were other people here too and on asking about the Carsaig Arches, we found out that they were quite a distance away which involved quite an arduous walk, so we gave up on that idea.  I have since found out that the walk is around a six mile round trip on treacherous rocks.  Many people have had to be rescued from this walk and many bones have been broken due to falls and trips, so I'm glad we decided not to bother.  Apparently, the best way to see the Carsaig Arches is by boat!!  I took some photos while we were here so that our visit wasn't for nothing!!

Here's another view of the road after we turned (with difficulty) to get back up the narrow track to the main road.

We just headed back to the B & B and had a coffee before getting ready to go out that night to a rather special restaurant called the Ninth Wave.

Our hosts at the B & B had offered to drive us there so that we could also have wine with our meal and neither of us would need to drive.  It was just lovely.  The decor is great and the food was really top notch.  It's mostly all fish, but that can't be fresher.  The scallops and lobster on the menu had been caught that very day by the owner of the restaurant!  I started with a Chocolate Martini and that was just to die for!!

Chocolate Martini

This was all fine dining at its very best.  If you were to pick up this restaurant and plonk it down in the centre of London or Edinburgh, it wouldn't look out of place - it is expensive and not the sort of place you would go to regularly, but for a special occasion it would be just perfect. Here is a wee taster of what I had to eat that night.

Pea and Sea Lettuce soup

Fresh Mull scallops

Freshly caught Mull lobster and grapefruit salad

Trio of chocolate deserts with freshly picked berries

After all of that there was coffee and hand-made chocolates.  Mine had salt and seaweed in, but it was delicious - just a very slight after-taste of salt.  They were certainly different to the normal after-dinner sweets!  Our host came back to pick us up and then all that was left to do was pack the last-minute bits and bobs to be ready to leave in the morning.

Reflecting on the holiday, we had a marvellous time on the Island of Mull and, if you think that we covered everything in this visit, then you're wrong!!  We only scratched the surface!!  There are so many wonderful things to see and do on Mull - it is well worth a visit, but not just a day trip from the mainland.  Get over there and spend a few days exploring - you won't be disappointed.