Passing Alisa Craig yesterday on the way to stranraer, situated approximatley 15nm south on Holy Isle on Arran it is the remains of an old volcano in fact the lava plug of a now eroded volcano.
Alisa Craig used to be the main source of micro granite that made the worlds curling stone. Now it is the second biggest bird sanctury behind St Kilda. 

The weather being a bit wild around the Mull, a short cut that boats take is the Crinan Canal, this is a series of 14 locks and bridges. the pictures above are of Pagan waiting for the bridge to open so we could proceed  

Leaving Holy Isle with the auto pilot engaged on the tiller