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| Lismore Lighthouse |
Since I'm still in Scotland this week, I thought I'd share more pics I took. Last Tuesday, we took the ferry out to the Isles of Mull and Iona. Along the way, we passed Lismore Lighthouse and Duart Castle.
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| Duart Castle |
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| The Nunnery |
Once on Iona, we visited the Nunnery ruin and Iona Abbey.
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| Cloister at Iona Abbey |
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| Iona Abbey |
Wednesday we visited McCaig's Tower which sits on the hill above Oban. It was quite a climb up all those steps, but the view and the beautiful garden was worth it.
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| the interior of McCaig's Tower |
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| View of Oban Bay from McCaig's Tower |
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| McCaig's Tower interior |
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| McCaig's Tower entrance |
After this, we went down to the beach and took a walk. It was warm enough for some of the kids to be playing in the water.
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| A beach near Oban |
The next day, we took a hike at Buachaille Etive Mor, a beautiful part of Glencoe. It was raining when we started the hike, but about halfway through the rain stopped and I was able to get some good pics.
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| Buachaille Etive Mor |
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| Glencoe |
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| Sunset in the Scottish countryside |
On Saturday, we left Oban and drove all day to get to Ullapool which is much further north. Along the way we passed Castle Stalker. It's difficult for me to pass by without stopping for a few photos.
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| Castle Stalker |
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| Rainbow over Loch Broom at Ullapool |
The rain and sunshine combined, producing this beautiful rainbow. It's a bit cooler here in Ullapool than it was in Oban.
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| The heather overlooking Ullapool |
On Sunday we hiked through the beautiful heather on the hill above Ullapool. It was a wonderful amazing walk that I enjoyed a huge amount. I think we walked about six miles. The views were fantastic.
In the above photo, you can see the Summer Isles in the distance in Loch Broom.
Thanks!
Vonda
www.vondasinclair.com
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13 comments:
Beautiful. The rainbow it my favorite.
Wow, Vonda, there's heather blooming in July? I thought heather only bloomed during August-September. Interesting to know that.
Rainbow over Loch Broom is awesome, but my favorites are Glencoe (so green - not at all like I saw it), and Castle Stalker (some beautiful composition, there).
Thank you so much for sharing these. Beautiful, beautiful. Rain or shine you can't take a bad picture in Scotland. The light is fantastic and the scenery made for a postcard. I really appreciate you doing the blogs.
Teresa R.
Oh, Iona Abbey! Adore. J'adore!
Loved all of them especially the castle stalker. Something about that lonely little building really touched me. Love the rainbow too. I saw one on the trip to Atlanta with the storm clouds and rain in the airplane, but by the time I had my camera out, it was gone. How cool would that have been?
I love these! All are beautiful, but my favorites are the view of Oban Bay and McCaig's Tower.
It's difficult to choose which photo I like the best, but it I have to it would be the rainbow. We made it all the way to the end of Mull but didn't have the time to go over to Ione. Loved seeing what we missed. The same goes for the hike up to McCaig's Tower. Absolutely gorgeous photos that we are getting into the habit of enjoying. Thanks, Vonda. :)
Thanks so much, everyone! The rainbow is one of my favorites too. It stayed in the sky for a long time and was really huge. A lot of the heather is in bloom, especially between Ullapool and Durness. When we went in Sept. we didn't see much heather blooming. Maybe August is the peak?? Stalker is one of my favorites. I was hoping for different light this time, or maybe full sun, but it didn't happen. I love the green in Glencoe and the haunting atmosphere. That's neat about seeing the rainbow from the plane, Terry.
Thanks everyone for checking out the pics!
Your pictures are gorgeous, as always. I've made it to England and Ireland, but hope to visit Scotland some day. Thanks for sharing!
Amazing pictures, Vonda! I wondered what was inside McCraig's Folly. It's even prettier than I imagined and gorgeous views from there. I'd love to visit Oban and see the Abbey at Iona. Thanks for sharing!
Love, love these pics! Makes me want to visit even more!
Just lovely Vonna. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much, everyone! You guys would love visiting Scotland. Just be sure to have a good rain jacket. Yes, McCaig's Tower was wonderful. Yesterday we visited Isle of Lewis.
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