Just back from a flying (well I went by ferry!) visit to Mull. Keeping up to speed with all the news from one of our most popular destinations.
Checked out some additional accommodation and went round all the hotels we currently use.
Everyone gearing up for the late May holiday period - one of the busiest on the island. There has been some great weather on the west coast of Scotland over the last 6 weeks - better than many over the past weekend for example. A few days of drizzle with us now, but fingers crossed for a return to sunshine thereafter.
Great news on the wildlife front: minke whale sightings have been excellent so far this year - almost every trip is seeing several, some great porpoise and dolphin sightings and the first basking sharks of the season have been seen. However, the Orca have not yet made their usual May appearance - for two years in a row they have been sighted on May 15th, but not this year.

Our whale-watch partners have introduced a new boat for this season - a little larger and more comfortable than the previous one, with a great upper-deck viewing platform, as well as more inside seating and such extras as speakers throughout so the hydrophones can heard by all guests at the same time, fresh ground coffee, stabilisers and, coming soon, an LCD screen. The Mars bar is still there for the first to spot a minke whale - one of our clients was the lucky winner last weekend. ( Very time I see James I remind him that he still owes me a Mars from my first trip with them 3 years ago!)

On land our guides have been finding otters on just about every trip also - with one family being particularly amenable in turning up regularly. Although there was tragedy for one eagle pair- the TV stars at Loch Frissa lost both their chicks when their nest collapsed - there are still plenty of other white-tailed and golden eagles there.

This trip no time for me to go out wildlife watching myself - that will have to wait for later in the year. I am looking forward to it already!

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