The Western Isles
After having rounded Ardnamurchan Point the Small Isles lay ahead of us. Muck, Rhum, Egg and Canna. No four could be more different: Rhum rising tall, its flanks falling like green curtains, its peaks like miniture Cullins, Muck flat and fertile, farmed to its edges, Eigg of volcanic origin but flat topped and Canna mountainous with white sandy beaches. All have their appeal, but we had to decide on two, as we had Talisker Bay on Skye on our agenda…