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  1. Mendobirder

    Western Isles questions

    Yes indeed, we spent three weeks in the Highlands a few years ago, I got around pretty well on the single-tracks. Though I have to admit the drive out from Salen to Ardnamurchan was a bit much, as we failed to account for the traffic coming at us from the Kilchoan ferry... many of whom were...
  2. Mendobirder

    Western Isles questions

    That's really good information about Islay. It was in the plan as well, and I wasn't sure how much time to give it. Was thinking of 2-3 nights but maybe should allocate more? We've decided to put this trip off since it's clear we needed to do the booking much earlier. So now we are going to...
  3. Mendobirder

    Western Isles questions

    Wow, Mull is quite popular... we are not finding any places to stay in the time period of 15-25 May. Did we dither too long to make this work?
  4. Mendobirder

    Western Isles questions

    I was wrong about the shift in plans... we're back to the Western Isles for this spring. Current plan is a week+ on Mull, then two weeks in the Outer Hebrides. I'm hoping we can fly to Glasgow and get to Oban by train or bus, then take the ferry to Mull before getting a car; but we could just...
  5. Mendobirder

    Western Isles questions

    Thanks everyone. It now appears that we are going to shift our plans to visit Shetland and Orkney instead. We will continue working on plans for the Isles trip and maybe do that next year, so this information is still useful.
  6. Mendobirder

    Western Isles questions

    Thanks for the replies, though I'm now I'm struggling to comprehend the idea of "calm, warm days in Scotland" ! Still working on details and hoping we are not getting too late for booking things like sea tours.
  7. Mendobirder

    Western Isles questions

    We're sketching out a trip to several of the western Isles from mid-May through the first week of June. If I can work out the logistics, I hope to visit Arran, Islay, and Jura, then a few days on Mull, and then devote the remaining time to the Outer Hebrides. Our usual MO is to bird in the...
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