The Quest for Food
This morning, our guesthouse did not provide breakfast, but we had found some breakfast-y items at Tesco last night, so we at least had something. Our ferry schedule had moved up an hour or so, it we just loaded down into the car, and got in line to board the ferry. We were front-row-joe!
As we sat in the car, we shared “donuts” along with some bottled water. When it was time to board, we drove all the way through the ferry, and were going to be first off of the boat when we docked. We got out of the car, and headed upstairs.
The weather was great, and we all sat on the top deck to watch and take photos. I got some coffee, and brought Carrie some hot chocolate. We had a great crossing, and got some great photos.
Once we docked, we parked in Craigmure, and walked around the small town. Since it was Sunday, and early, not a lot was open. We found some travel maps of Mull, and got back in the car. We drove to Duart castle, the current home of the chief of Clan McLean. It was an amazing tour, and a beautiful castle home.
Back in the car, we headed up to tour Mull. Since we were early, we couldn’t check in to our home yet, we decided to drive around the coastal road. We stopped to see Eas Fors Waterfall, and saw some amazing sights. We continued up, looking to stop at a cafe that was open, and even displayed “walk ins welcome” on their sign. When we walked in, they told us they only had enough food for their reserved guests. We did make a reservation for Tuesday night, though, since it was very close to our home. Our next opportunity for food was “closed due to illness”, so on we went - in search of food.
We drove by our home, and drove up the steep road to ensure which one we were staying at. Once we found it (it looked really cool), we continued back on the quest for food.
We drove what looked like a cow path to Tobermory, a beautiful coastal town. We passed a few closed eating places, and found a former church that was now a cafe and art gallery. We had a great lunch, and decided to explore the town. There is a whole line of brightly colored buildings, and really enjoyed the walk. We stopped in the grocery store to buy dinner and breakfast stuff, and then went to the local ice cream shop. We had some amazing treats, then headed on another coastal road on the way to our home. While some maps made it look like this coastal road was a main route, neither Apple Maps nor Google maps really wanted us to go this way. They both kept trying to get us to turn around and go back through the cow path. Eventually, we found out why.
We did see some amazing coastal views, but the road was precarious at best. We did survive the trip, and ended up at our home for the next 3 nights. It is a beautiful home, with spectacular views.
We had some snacks for dinner, and went up to call it an early night.
