A rainy morning, once
again... The forecast promised improvement over the day, so we started
for Glen Etive anyway. I had read some travel reports where people
repeatedly had seen deer in the glen and we hoped to have some luck,
too.
On the way to Glencoe lies Castle Stalker, which is only accessible by boat.
Castle Stalker
After a short photo stop we
drove through Glen Coe until we came to the turnoff just before the
Kingshouse Hotel. A few hundred meters into Glen Etive it looked like
the sun would break through - but we were mistaken, soon dark clouds
covered the sky again with occasional showers now and then.
at the head of Glen Etive
A spot of blue sky!!
whitewater
After we made it all the way to Gualachulain at Loch Etive without seeing any deer we turned around and headed back to Glen Coe.
Buachaille Etive Mor shrouded in clouds
Finally the sun made its appearance again when we reached Loch Achtriochtan.
At the Clachaig Inn
we enjoyed some Apple & Blackberry Crumble with Custard for lunch.
Our next stop was at the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary where rescued seal
pups are cared for and prepared for a release back into the wild. There
is also a pair of otters named Lewis and Isla. The otter feed is always
fun to watch. In
a large salt water pool with small sharks and rays the fish can be
touched. Especially the rays seem to be quite curious and their skin
feels very rough - just like sandpaper.
Lora, "stepsister" for the rescued pups
Lora at training
Lewis feeding
touch the ray
rainbow over Loch Creran
Back in Oban we had an Early Evening Dinner at the
Waterfront Restaurant. A two course meal for 10 GBP is quite a deal and the dishes tasted really fine.
