April South Morar

A beautiful evening as I drove along the Road to the Isles:

Looking East over Loch nan Uamh

 This is where Bonnie Prince Charlie both arrived and finally left Scotland.

Evening in Mallaig with Skye in the background

Rum

Rum looking inviting but weather forecast not good so decided to change plans for the next day.

Stew and Graham on the path

 Went for a Corbett: http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/sgurr-an-utha.shtml
Started off nice and sunny then the snow came in. Quite a lot on the ground so stayed off the top ridge

Sun out again for Jamie.

 We then drove along the road to near Polnish and the 5 mile walk into Peanmeanach on the Ardnish Peninsula. http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/peanmeanach.shtml
The original 19th century paved path visible in places:

path

Shadow stick man on the old bridge

First drink at the bothy

The bothy was last occupied in 1942. Up to 90 people lived in this township, one of several on Ardnish.

bagged a room downstairs

 Not long after arriving we were joined by a group of paddler boarders, then 11 kayakers (who camped) and finally 4 walkers. Quite an invasion - following in the wake of the Vikings!

Bothy and beach

 We carried in coal and so had a very cosy evening by the fire. Wind got up and rain lashed the bothy in the night but we were cosy!

bothy

kayaks

from the beach

looking out to sea and Goat Island

Peanmeanach from the air

In the centre of the beach the top part of an original Viking naust (noost in Shetland) visible as a green indentation. This is where the longship was pulled up and kept onshore. Ardnish comes from Gaelic aird and Norse nish both meaning point.

the way back

The path had turned to a river overnight.

Loch Nan Uamh on the way back