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by Charles Twist » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:03 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00
I really liked Mull and definitely intend to spend more than a couple days there next time. If you are interested in natural history and can coordinate with the tides, I recommend a visit to McCulloch's tree. It's a 5-hour walk (there and back) to see the charred remains of a tree, but bear in mind said tree is 150 million years old, and it gets pretty impressive. The Carsaig arches I have not been to, but again meant to be pretty good and again one to get right with the tides - next time.
Skye: from S to N, there's Elgol, the Cuillins, Neist point, Sligachan, the Old Man and the Quiraing. All done to death, but great places. To a certain extent, why go to Skye and miss out on what it's famous for? Or put another way, if you're got to give them a wide berth, it's all very normally Scottish - hills, bogs, cliffs. The main problem at this time of year is how early the sun gets up. It's a good idea to do the recce on one day and the photography the next, if you have the time (I have never succeeded).
The other thing to bear in mind is that both islands are large and will take a couple hours to get from one end to the other - too far to go there and back in a day, I think.
Enjoy your trip.
Charles