After spending a happy hour looking at the collection, we sat in the sunshine drinking coffee eating cake and chatting with other friends who had come to see the artefacts. I have never had such great welcome at a museum!
Bohuntin is at the start of a glen famous or its 'parallel roads' These are a series of horizontal and parallel identations in the slopes of the valley sides. From a distance they look like perfectly enginered roads. For many years they puzzled scientists. Charles Darwin thought they marked the shore line of ancient seas but failed to find any sea shells to prove his theory. In 1840 Louis Agassiz postulated that glaciers had blocked the glen forming inland lakes . The freeze thaw cycle had carved out the parallel roads. This is now accepted as the most likely cause.
We drove up the glen and then climbed Beinn Iaruinn a beautiful hill with fantastic views of the valley and beyond.
During the week I had to go to Lochaline a village on the on the Sound of Mull, I sketched the picture below on the way home
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| The Road Near Laudale |
On Friday I had the privilege to go to Rum. On the way back the ferry was accompanied for about 10 minutes by a pod of dolphins. I was amazed by the ease at which they kept pace with the boat.
Later on the sun sank lower between the islands of Rum on the right and Eigg on the left.
Below is a painting of the view (from a photo )
Today we ran up Melantee and then across to the CIC hut. It was surprisingly hot and we were dripping with sweat on the climb. It is always a lovely run and today was no exception.
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| Towards the CIC hut ( Ben Nevis on the right) |
