Day 2: Ardanaiseig to Tobermory, via Oban - 45 miles
The weather took a distinct turn for the worse overnight, with rain and high winds that managed to blow water under the car cover and through all of the various gaps, of which there are many on this car. The rain was heavy enough that on the move we were also getting quite damp:
We made easy progress to Oban on the main road and had time to for a leisurly lunch and a reviving bowl of cullen skink. Just as we were paying up though a notification came through to say that our ferry had been cancelled due to weather - potentially quite a serious blow to our plans.
Nethertheless we still headed to the ferry terminal to see what the situation was and if there were any other routes we could take to Mull, and were informed that we might be able to get on the next boat if it was running and there was space but that it was unlikely.
We hadn't removed the wedding ribbons by this point, which may have worked in our favour as having politely pointed out that the car was 1) very small, and 2) it was our honeymoon, we managed to get onto the next boat after a few hours of waiting and were the last vehicle loaded.
Once on the island we had an uneventful drive from Craignure up to where we were staying near Tobermory, and soon discovered that one of the main advantages of an Austin Seven on a Scottish island was the ease of getting past oncoming traffic on the narrow roads and managing to avoid always having to wait in passing spots.
That evening we had a short walk into Tobermory and treated ourselves to the pub.
The weather took a distinct turn for the worse overnight, with rain and high winds that managed to blow water under the car cover and through all of the various gaps, of which there are many on this car. The rain was heavy enough that on the move we were also getting quite damp:
We made easy progress to Oban on the main road and had time to for a leisurly lunch and a reviving bowl of cullen skink. Just as we were paying up though a notification came through to say that our ferry had been cancelled due to weather - potentially quite a serious blow to our plans.
Nethertheless we still headed to the ferry terminal to see what the situation was and if there were any other routes we could take to Mull, and were informed that we might be able to get on the next boat if it was running and there was space but that it was unlikely.
We hadn't removed the wedding ribbons by this point, which may have worked in our favour as having politely pointed out that the car was 1) very small, and 2) it was our honeymoon, we managed to get onto the next boat after a few hours of waiting and were the last vehicle loaded.
Once on the island we had an uneventful drive from Craignure up to where we were staying near Tobermory, and soon discovered that one of the main advantages of an Austin Seven on a Scottish island was the ease of getting past oncoming traffic on the narrow roads and managing to avoid always having to wait in passing spots.
That evening we had a short walk into Tobermory and treated ourselves to the pub.