Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) operate ferries to many of the islands of Scotland.   The ferries and the islands vary from small to very large.   They offer special tickets called Island Hopscotch which allow passengers to travel on several related routes.   Several of these tickets cover the Highlands, so armed with a camera and a sou'wester I ventured forth last July.

Photo Facts

• On board the Isle of Mull heading from Oban to Craignure
• Isle of Mull heading from Oban to Craignure
• Lord of the Isles of Arran at Oban on the Colonsay service
• Loch Striven leaving Oban for Lismore
• Loch Linnhe anchored in Tobermory harbour having finished for the day on the service to Kilchoan.   Note the crew heading for dry land in a small dinghy.
• Clansman inward bound to Oban in the Sound of Mull from Lochboisdale in South Uist