Wendelin of Trier wrote:Hoping to 'nip' over to Jura during our Islay visit. Looks brilliant.
Harris is an amazing place. The beaches.. Possibly my favourite, but it's hard to choose.
Mull is another bobby dazzler. It kind of has it all. Managed to spot an otter while we were there last year! Golden Eagles, Sea Eagles, Bottlenose Dolphins, Atlantic seals. We took a boat out to Staffa and Lunga. Walking into fingals cave was pretty unforgettable. As were the comical puffins on Lunga. You could sit just a few feet away from them, they aren't particularly bothered by people.
Iona is a lovely little island too. The view back to Mull from Iona is one of the finest in Scotland imo. Incredible.
I don't think i'll ever tire of going to these places, and i've still plenty left to visit. It really feels a world away up there.
I'm planning on doing Jura's west coast walk at some point (about 50 miles). It's uninhabited by us lot, with the only signs of human life being 3 bothies, and a cave an artist lived in in the early 90s.
I love Staffa too. I should add it to my list of favourites. And Iona is gorgeous - that view over to Mull - there was a rainbow over the abbey as I walked by. I was glad I didn't stay in my tent to avoid the rain - I'd just arrived and set my tent up, and didn't feel like doing much.
I was really surprised by Mull as I didn't know anything about it (apart from Tobermory and the Colin MacIntyre band), and from what I read, it wasn't rated amongst the most scenic of the islands. It was my first Hebridean island, and a walk I did along the south coast is one of my favourites ever - incredible cliffs and waterfalls - and I only saw 1 person in 2 days. It was also the first time I camped in a bivvy bag.