When I got to the Bed and breakfast last night I received a pleasant surprise, they had taken too many bookings and moved me into one of their self catering farmhouse cottages instead. All mod cons.
Wednesday dawned misty, I dropped ( almost literally it is such a steep hill) down to Port Askaig to get the ferry over to Colonsay. There was not a lot to look at on the way over due to the mist but the rain that was forecast did not really materialise. The ferry docked at Scalasaig which is the village on the island, (top photo) as you can see this is not a huge metropolis and I was not going to wear myself out cycling as the island only has 10 miles of road. It does have a very mild climate though and some fabulous beaches such as Kiloran Bay (middle photo ). Colonsay has an interesting secret, just to the south is the island of Oronsay and around low tide a sand spit appears and it is possible to walk across the sands and visit the isle, remembering to get back before the sea floods back in again. Not everybody walks as you can see in the lower photo several cyclists rode though the sea to reach the island, this will not have done their bikes any good what so ever. Bumble waited on dry land. A few cars also crossed over and even a large cattle wagon. Back at the ferry I watched seals playing in the harbour. Then back to Port Askaig for tea.
Data. Two ferries, three islands, 19 miles, max speed 34 mph.
