When we came to Colonsay for a week in April we were short changed. We lost one whole precious day when our ferry crossing was cancelled, so on departure, at the end of our stay, we booked again for a week in October. It has been a long awaited and much needed break, and as I type we are tucked up in our holiday cottage again, with all the things we love about this magical little island waiting for us. This time, dressed in autumnal spendour. Can't wait to get out there, but first here are some images of our journey here yesterday, starting with a short woodland walk to give the dogs an airing. So much rain has fallen on the west coast of Scotland over the last week that there is evidence of flooding in quite a few places, swollen streams and rivers, waterfalls tumbling down ravines on barren hillsides, and as soon as we got out of the car I could hear water rushing, so headed off to see if I could find it. A short but autumnal stroll. Just the job after a couple of hours in the car.
The ferry crossings to the Hebridean islands this week have been subject to cancellation and general disruption. The weather has been dreadful on the west coast, but thankfully yesterday there was a lull and we had an excellent crossing from Oban to Colonsay late yesterday afternoon. We had a little time in Oban to wander along the quayside before our ferry departed.
We left Oban in sunshine and sat up on deck with the dogs all the way across to our island, watching the sun sinking down beneath the waves in the west, and the mainland disappearing into darkness in the east. And then we could see our destination, silhouetted on the peachy skyline, and our holiday was about to begin. Hooray!
I found the water, a long way down, rushing through a wooded ravine.
Stunning photos! Just magical xx
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