Our trip to Oban and the Scottish Sea Kingdom

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July 14th 2009

Published: July 22nd 2009

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The Inner Hebrides

Our plan was to overnight in Oban, take the car ferry to the Isle of Mull, and in two 1/2 days drive south and take short boat trips to Iona and Staffa, and then drive north to Tobermory and see everything else on Mull. Ambitious yes! Driving a manual shift, on the motorway, while seated in the passenger side of the car, heading in the opposite direction from 'usual' was going to be a challenge, but Michael had a full stomach and was wearing his motion bands so we headed out of Edinburgh after Dave's class on Wednesday (8th) - approximately a 3 hour drive. Thirty-five minutes into our drive and having left the highway, Michael and I required sustenance and fortification, so we stopped in the little village of Doune for some light refreshment. After a sandwich and a spud, we continued our way via Callandar, The Trossachs National Park, and the Lochawe area which was awesome! (Get it?!) A very, very pretty and lush, wind-ie country drive right up until we arrived in the picturesque sea-side village of Oban around 8pm. Oban means 'Little Bay' in Gaelic and is located on Scotland's western coast in Argyll or 'Earraghaidheal' as