01-12-17
Isle of Eigg – Inner Hebrides – Scotland
I’ve visited this Island four times, it’s absolutely beautiful, and is way overdue another visit. It was one of the few places I have actually experienced silence, no traffic noise or background hum, just the natural sounds of nature.
The ferry for the Island leaves from Arisaig which is on the west coast of Scotland, north of Fort William, the road to Arisaig criss crosses under and alongside the railway used in the Harry Potter films, it’s a great road to drive. These images are from May 1991, Whitsuntide, from slides taken with my Olympus OM2n.
Arisaig Harbour
This is very early in the morning, taken after attempting to sleeping in the car (VW Beetle) overnight !!!! Nice and calm, good job as I am not a good sailor.
On The Way To Eigg
The light can be amazing, and as a superb bonus often pilot whales will swim alongside the ferry.
An Sgùrr
The Sgùrr is probably the most notable landmark on the island, it was formed by the lava from the volcanic eruptions on the neighbouring island of Rùm about 60 million years ago.
An Sgùrr
Side view of the Sgùrr looking towards the Scottish mainland. The weather really picked up and it got hot, you can see the blue haze in the distance.
coronet66 
Beautiful, we nearly made it this year, but it was just constant rain, we were going to take our bikes, but it was just too wet. Lovely photos 🙂
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Thank you. It’s a fantastic island, would be great for bikes. I also like Isle of Muck, had a day trip there. 🙂
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We are going to try again next year and now will add Muck to the list 🙂 Thank you.
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Muck is a very small island, a farm really, but very peaceful, lots of Oyster catchers on the beaches. 🙂
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Sounds like heaven 🙂
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that photo of the boat is absolutely stunning… so serene…
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It’s a lovely place, it was really early in the morning though. 🙂
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