Visiting Inchcailloch
Yesterday we visited the small Scottish island of Inchcailloch, a 52 hectare piece of land situated in Loch Lomond and reached by a short ferry ride from the little village of Balmaha on the loch's eastern shore. Inchcailloch lies in the south east corner of Loch Lomond, within Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park and is cloaked by oak woodland which is particularly important because of its rich flora and distinctive communities of mosses, lichens and birds. There are also deer on the island but we didn't see any during our short visit. The ferry goes from Balmaha boat yard , which is a short walk from the free public car park. The return trip costs £5 per person and runs from 9am to 5pm. The 'Margaret' was our boat, a beautiful wooden vessel that was built in Cockenzie in 1947 for the Balmaha Boat Yard. The crossing to the North Pier on Inchcailloch took around 5 minutes and then we had two hours to explore the island. The...