Senna Beach is just to the north of the ancient volcano
Acharacle High Street!
Picnic table at Ardnamurchan Point
View from the lighthouse - not a whale or dolphin in sight
Paddling at Senna Beach
The lovely clear water at Senna.......................................................................................................................
Day Two (T):
What a day! We've had a wonderful time even though there wasn't a dolphin or whale in sight! J&L took it in turn to drive us along the windy-windy road all the way to Ardnamurchan Point where we had some lovely bready buns four lunch (at a table with fantastic views) before going up the 140 steps of the lighthouse. Once at the top the guide told us about the lamps before naming all the islands we could see - pity I couldn't understand him very well!! We stayed there quite a while, enjoying the views - or pretending to watch a lengthy film about lighthouses at the Centre. I say 'pretending' as Dave thinks Jim was really having an old-man snooze... We saw quite a few French people there, which surprised me - I was dying to find out where they were from! The weather was so lovely, we decided to go to the beach at Senna with our books. It was another lovely road, very narrow with passing places and Dave and I were astounded by the beauty of the beach with very light sands, almost white, beautiful sea, very clear, against a rocky backdrop - a real paradise. We went paddling and exploring for a while before dozing/reading in the hazy sun. Bliss! Anyway I'm too tired to carry on but I'm sure someone will take over.
What a day! We've had a wonderful time even though there wasn't a dolphin or whale in sight! J&L took it in turn to drive us along the windy-windy road all the way to Ardnamurchan Point where we had some lovely bready buns four lunch (at a table with fantastic views) before going up the 140 steps of the lighthouse. Once at the top the guide told us about the lamps before naming all the islands we could see - pity I couldn't understand him very well!! We stayed there quite a while, enjoying the views - or pretending to watch a lengthy film about lighthouses at the Centre. I say 'pretending' as Dave thinks Jim was really having an old-man snooze... We saw quite a few French people there, which surprised me - I was dying to find out where they were from! The weather was so lovely, we decided to go to the beach at Senna with our books. It was another lovely road, very narrow with passing places and Dave and I were astounded by the beauty of the beach with very light sands, almost white, beautiful sea, very clear, against a rocky backdrop - a real paradise. We went paddling and exploring for a while before dozing/reading in the hazy sun. Bliss! Anyway I'm too tired to carry on but I'm sure someone will take over.
Day Two (L):
It was a lovely day today, good for Jim and me to return to Acharacle and check out the changes since we were last here. The bakery has moved next to the general store (extremely busy with the shopkeepers working like mad to keep the shelves full), and the baker is now running a gift/souvenir shop where Jim was able to buy another map! The baker is quite elderly now and said that the shop kept him occupied. Jim managed to chat up a very nice lady who gave us lots of advice about ferries to the islands and accomodation in the area - in great detail.
The view from the lighthouse, the most westerly point of mainland UK, was amazing across to Muck, Eig, Rhum and Mull. We were, of course, thrilled to learn that we had followed in the path of our dear Queen who had visited the lighthouse some years ago. The most surprising time of the day was the time at beautiful Senna Beach in the warmth and sunshine - we even had a little snooze and a read of our books and a paddle in the sea, not as cold as we expected. A fab day - even our pine-marten visited and ate his supper but we sadly missed him.
Day Two (J):
After a late night whisky we went out to look at the night sky - slight disagreement over whether moving lights were comets or planes. The sky was brilliant, so bright and clear.
Day Two (D):
My friends have forgotten to mention a very exciting part of our journey today, crossing an ancient volcano crater (or caldera as Jim insists on calling it!) You couldn't help but think it could wake up again after its long sleep. I don't think we'd have escaped it if it had as it was five miles in diameter. Amazing!
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3 comments:
Great to see the blog in progress - ah! happy days L XX
Too many comments about Jim getting lost or falling asleep watching educational films at the lighthouse. On the whole this is a factual account of the first two days. There is no mention about how Jim managed to solve the conundrum of which cd to play next!
I don't normally comment myself but I'm intrigued who 'conundrum' is! Obviously someone in the know. Identify yourself!!
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