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Apart from visiting the cave, it was also possible to head to the top of the island.
There was a lot of wildlife to spot on the island. The main draw a was a colony of puffins.
We walked to the other end of the island, hoping to catch a glimpse of the puffins.
However, they were very elusive. You either had to have a strong pair of binoculars, or a lot of patience.
While I think I caught the briefest glimpse of a puffin, we simply did not have enough time on the island to properly observe these elusive birds.
We eventually ran out of time and had to head back to the pier to catch our boat. Miss yflyer no.2 was a nature lover, and was quite disappointed that she did not manage to see any puffins.
There were other tours available that allowed for more time on Staffa, and perhaps those were more suitable for puffin viewing. We simply had no idea that it would be so difficult to spot them, and neither did we know how much time to budget in order to have a better chance to see the puffins.
Oh well, there was always next time. On a more positive note, the weather was absolutely perfect when we were there, with blue skies and calm seas, which was not something to take for granted in the Hebrides.
After Staffa, we headed to the Isle of Iona for a brief stop.
Iona was well known for being the location of the abbey and monastery where the Book of Kells was believed to have been written in the 8th century AD.
We dined on the delicious local mussels and did a little shopping at the small shops on Iona before reboarding our boat and heading back to Mull.
From Mull, we retraced our steps back to the ferry port for the ferry back to Oban, and were back in Oban by 8pm the same day.
On our last evening in Oban, we dined at a Chinese restaurant opposite the Oban Distillery.
After days of the local cuisine, it was time for an Asian food fix (for me anyway) and our meal at the aptly named China Restaurant served its purpose.
There was a lot of wildlife to spot on the island. The main draw a was a colony of puffins.
We walked to the other end of the island, hoping to catch a glimpse of the puffins.
However, they were very elusive. You either had to have a strong pair of binoculars, or a lot of patience.
While I think I caught the briefest glimpse of a puffin, we simply did not have enough time on the island to properly observe these elusive birds.
We eventually ran out of time and had to head back to the pier to catch our boat. Miss yflyer no.2 was a nature lover, and was quite disappointed that she did not manage to see any puffins.
There were other tours available that allowed for more time on Staffa, and perhaps those were more suitable for puffin viewing. We simply had no idea that it would be so difficult to spot them, and neither did we know how much time to budget in order to have a better chance to see the puffins.
Oh well, there was always next time. On a more positive note, the weather was absolutely perfect when we were there, with blue skies and calm seas, which was not something to take for granted in the Hebrides.
After Staffa, we headed to the Isle of Iona for a brief stop.
Iona was well known for being the location of the abbey and monastery where the Book of Kells was believed to have been written in the 8th century AD.
We dined on the delicious local mussels and did a little shopping at the small shops on Iona before reboarding our boat and heading back to Mull.
From Mull, we retraced our steps back to the ferry port for the ferry back to Oban, and were back in Oban by 8pm the same day.
On our last evening in Oban, we dined at a Chinese restaurant opposite the Oban Distillery.
After days of the local cuisine, it was time for an Asian food fix (for me anyway) and our meal at the aptly named China Restaurant served its purpose.
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