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July 10, 2026 We toured the Isle of Louis where we visited the Calanais Standing Stones, the Iron Age broch of Dun Carloway, and the Gearrannon Blackhouse Village. On the way, we passed by Loch Meavaig with a carpet of wildflowers. The Calanais Standing Stones are a prehistoric stone circle that predates the standing stones of Stonehenge. Erected 5,000 years ago, the stones are made of gneiss from the Isle of Lewis and arranged in unique cross pattern. Archaeologists theorize they may have...

July 9, 2026 After the Isle of Mull, we traveled to the Isle of Eigg in the afternoon. "Eigg" in Gaelic means "notched island" because of its unusual shape. The ship anchored off shore and we took a zodiac in. and enjoyed a nice walk near the shore. An oyster flew with a snack it caught and brought it to it's young. We enjoyed watching a common eider and its ducklings. On the way back, we saw a hooded crow.

July 9, 2026 Thanks to Brent's early booking of excursions we and four others were able to go on a wildlife tour of the island in search of red deer, white-tailed sea eagles, and otters. We were lucky and saw all three! The white-tailed sea eagle was the first we found. There were two in the trees. The Isle of Mull is nicknamed the Eagle Island because it has a high population of both the white-tailed eagle and the golden eagle. The white-tailed sea eagle is the largest bird of prey in...