out and about - 2019
29 October 2019 .............. Over on Luing
The current spell of cold and clear weather provided a good opportunity for a trip down to Luing, and it turned out there was superb visibility as well - superb views across to that most amazing coastline on the east side of Mull to the south of Loch Spelve - the entrance to Loch Spelve is hidden away behind Insh Island right over on the right hand side of the photograph -
Further down the coast - it isn`t too easy to work out from the map what summit is what, but I think that the bigger summit right of centre is Maol Bàn, which the OS map shows as a trig point - it would be quite a challenge to get to it.
The slightly lower summit to its left is I guess Beinn na Sròine, and Ben More is peeking over the top -
Further down the coast to the area shown as Laggan Deer Forest, with the most amazing headlands -
Further round, looking down the Firth of Lorne to Belnahua in the foreground, and most of the Garvellachs right along the back -
Round a bit more, looking down to Fladda with its lighthouse in the foreground, and the island twins of Eilean Dubh Beag and Eilean Dubh Mòr behind it.
Away at the back on the right you can just see the south tail of the Garvellachs, and further back is Colonsay -
A while later down at the southerly end of Luing with a good view across to Scarba - although it isn`t really looking its best from this angle.
Over on the right is the Grey Dogs -
A closer view of the Grey Dogs - this would be about the mid point of a Springs flood tide, you can`t really see much white water because it is too far away, but it will be there - funny to think that that innocent looking gap between Scarba and Lunga can pack such a punch - venture too close to the gap, and you will soon learn to your cost that there is some very wild water in there, with no possibility of escape.
A somewhat elevated site gives quite a dramatic panoramic view across to much of Mull and its various mountains -
A somewhat surprising view of ..... well now I am not sure what it is. When I saw it and took the picture I just assumed that it was Cruachan - but now I am not so sure - is it Cruachan, or is it Ben More and Stob Binnein.
I just don`t know - it doesn`t seem to be the right shape for Cruachan, and there aren`t any other mountains near it - Cruachan has several other mountains quite close to it.
And I don`t think that Cruachan had that much snow on it, there is a lot of snow on that block of mountains - Ben More and Stob Binnein are roughly 1000 feet higher than Cruachan, and further east, and the snow came from the east.
In addition, trying to work it out from the map, from Luing that is exactly the view that you would get of Ben More and Stop Binnein - Ben More on the left, Stob Binnein on the right, with that fabulous ridge that runs south from Stob Binnein down to Inverlochlarig.
So I don`t know - next time I am on Luing I will try to remember to take a map and compass, and see if I can work out whether it is Cruachan or Ben More and Stob Binnein.
Back up at the ferry terminal, and the late afternoon sunshine is producing a super highlighting effect on Sgurr Dearg and Dùn da Ghaoithe -
Back on Seil and a cracking view away down the Firth of Lorne - Lunga, Fladda, Ormsa, Belnahua, Eilean Dubh Beag and Eilean Dubh Mòr -
Last but by no means least, the low angle of sun silhouetting the Garvellachs, with Colonsay away at the back -
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