Islands closer to home: Mull and Iona
This is going to be a quick one because good lord, I am overworked this week; my boss is returning from Goa on Tuesday and everyone is dashing about to ensure that things are shipshape by the time he comes back.
But anyway: I am trying to figure out what to do for Easter; I initially had plans for a long weekend away with some friends, but it looks like that won’t be happening until later, and of course I hate to waste a couple of free days off work. I was thinking of jetting off to somewhere likely to have a bit of sun, but given the way that unscrupulous airlines hike their airfares at times people are most keen to travel, and given that I should really be saving my money for the Big Trips I am planning this year, I can’t really justify it.
So instead, I am thinking of indulging in some domestic tourism, and going and having a look at a Scottish island. There are a plethora to choose from, but given that I only have a few days, I’m discounting the more far-flung ones like Orkney and Shetland, and am instead concentrating on those closer to home – my most likely destination is Mull, with a sidetrip to Iona.
Will I freeze, or drown in a bog, given that Easter is in mid-March? Possibly. I will report back.
My Uncle lives on Mull – let me know if you want any inside information! By a stunning co-incidence he is visiting me this evening. Vicky / geekette8.
Vicky
January 17, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Look on the bright side. No mosquitoes in March.
I’d be interested in how it goes: we were intending to have a week in the Outer Hebrides last year before we split up.
JEB
January 17, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Yes, the No Midge element is very appealing. Also, I’m fairly sure a friend of mine went to Mull at the end of January and neither froze to death nor drowned in a bog, so my hopes are high.
I’d love to go to the Outer Hebrides, and to Orkney and Shetland, but given the time available for Easter, and my ban on internal flights, the islands closer to home seem more doable. Have you ever been to any of the islands before? I went to Skye with my parents years and years ago, and remember thinking it was gorgeous.
hypermobility
January 18, 2008 at 9:36 am
Had a freezing (-20 degrees) New Year in an unheated, privately rented youth hostel in Tighnabruaich once, which was a riot. But not strictly on an island.
Otherwise, my few Scottish explorations have been limited to the mainland.
JEB
January 18, 2008 at 10:15 am