Day 26 August 6th we visit the Isle of Mull.

Day 26 August 6th we visit the Isle of Mull.
The day dawned with rain; we did not get our tour of the garden so we opted for a drive to visit the Isle of Mull. We set off just after nine for Lochaline where we hitched a ride on the local ferry; the road was only wide enough for one car; fortunately there were lots of small passing bays; the trick was look ahead for oncoming cars and decide who would get to the passing bay first and drive accordingly. Although the weather was still overcast and very cold with rain and a stiff breeze we passed many yachts as we sailed to Fishnish on the Isle of Mull. On leaving the ferry we turned left and soon we found what looked like a nice castle and gardens to visit. It was very comfortable inside the castle with fresh flowers in almost every room; the owners still lived there. Beautiful views could be seen through large windows. We enjoyed lunch at the cafe downstairs before venturing out into the cold and wet weather again. We then drove north to the other end of the isle and found a nice little seaside village / fishing port called Tobermory. On the waterfront there was a fish and chip caravan exuding enticing smells; even though we had lunch back at the castle we could not resist and shared a large helping of really nice fish and chips before returning to the ferry and the mainland. About half way back to our B&B A turned off onto a back road, an almost unbelievably narrow road; you would have to experience it to believe. To me it seemed to have been formed without the aid of a bulldozer; it was as if the surface of the land had been smoothed with hand tools. The surface was smooth and tar sealed but undulating; the seal had been laid directly on the undulating soil surface; I dubbed it the rolly polly road. Fortunately we did not meet any oncoming vehicles. Eventually we arrived at the “boatshed”, an upmarket restaurant in a restored boat shed. After our evening meal we continued slowly along the rest of the rolly polly road carefully dodging all the sheep and eventually found the main road close to our B&B.