On Mull

[wellinghall]

Well, we're coming to the end of the first week of our holiday, and what a great week it's been! We've seen:
- castles
- otters
- eagles (golden and white-tailed - and, in an aviary, bald)
- buzzards
- lots of small birds, like wheatears, stonechats and whinchats
- seals
- porpoises
- lots and lots and LOTS of puffins
- basalt columns (in Fingal's cave)
- Tornadoes
- and an aircraft carrier!

The weather has varied from great to glorious - food pretty good - drink likewise. I had oysters and guinness for lunch yesterday - mmm!

After a week in Tobermory*, we're now about to leave Mull for three days on Iona, then head back to the mainland for three more days in Oban.

*Tobermory features multifarious Balamory souvenirs, and the odd Saki** book. However, there are no wombles at all. *sulks*

**He wrote a story called Tobermory, about a talking cat. It's good.

Comments

[colinbj.livejournal.com]

Which aircraft carrier?

If you happen to catch 8 or 10 eagles we have a society project for eagle-powered flight, now that modern materials are available for the harness.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Alas, it was too far away, and the light too dim, to spot the number. I'm pretty sure it was one of ours, but beyond that I can't tell you, I'm afraid.

They tend to get a bit stroppy if you try to take eagles off the island ...