Sunday 26th August 2018 Isle of Eigg So today is our last day on this vibrant Island. There’s a slight drizzle and the winds are picking up. We have been told that the small ferry to Arisaig has been cancelled but ours to Mallaig is still on at this point. Maybe this won’t be our…

Saturday 25th August 2018 Isle of Eigg We were told today’s weather was going to be the finest so we kept this hike for today…we were heading to An Sgurr. An Sgurr is the Islands highest point, it’s only 393 metres but is one of the most imposing hills in Scotland. It was formed millions…

Friday 24th August 2018 Isle of Eigg Eigg is an island of surprises! It’s a small island, much smaller than neighbouring Rum, but the community appears vibrant. Island life sure looks like to be one chilled out big party and it appears to drive the locals to drink. Last night in ‘the community hub’ it…

Thursday 23rd August 2018 Isle of Eigg After catching the 10.15am ferry we were on our way to Eigg. So Eigg is one of the Small Isles, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It lies to the south of Skye. Eigg is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long from north to south, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)…

Wednesday 22nd August 2018 Arisaig, Inverness-shire So we’re heading up to Arisaig for the night before catching the ferry by foot over to the Isle of Eigg for a few days. Arisaig is a village in Lochaber, Inverness-shire, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands. The word Arisaig means “the safe place” in the…