A wet, damp, drizzly day until we got to Islay and then the sun came out and it was magically beautiful!
Oban to Kennacraig
and
Tarbert
As we got there early, the man said that we should go down to Tarbert about 5 miles away and have a coffee and walk around and come back at 12:00 noon, which we did.
We set off on a drizzly, damp, cold morning heading for Kennacraig on the Mull of Kintyre to catch the ferry to Islay
Tarbet is one of the homes of The Vital Spark, a Western Island Puffer captained by Para Handy of Neil Munroe fame. These steam puffers were an essential part of island life before roads were made.
Even in the rain Trabert had a certain charm - the shops and
the harbour
with the little office beside the weigh bridge where the "coals" that Para Handy despised where weighed so that he could get paid. This is now a craft shop.
The lady in the craft shop was very friendly and interested in our travels, even when it became apparent that we were only filling in time.
ReplyDeleteMary-Ann