We awoke this morning alongside the community of Inverie, on the shores of the tranquil Loch Nevis (aptly named Heaven’s Lake). We took advantage of our location to partake in pre-breakfast exploratory hikes or coastal photo walks against the breathtaking landscapes of the Knoydart Peninsula.
We then set sail into the Sea of the Hebrides, a sheltered section of the North Atlantic Ocean, our destination, the Isle of Mull. With a surface area of 338 square miles, Mull is the second largest of the Inner Hebrides, after Skye, and is known for its dramatic landscapes and rugged beauty.
We spent the morning on deck searching for marine life and seabirds in the area, and were rewarded by sightings of common dolphin, minke whales and many seabirds, including several northern gannets, as we rounded the most westerly point of mainland UK, the Ardnamurchan Peninsula with its distinctive Egyptian-style lighthouse. We entered the Sound of Mull and pulled into the colorful port of Tobermory where we hiked with a local geologist to the picturesque Tobermory Lighthouse or took a guided tour of the famous Tobermory Distillery.
