Scotland

25 April 16        Kinloch Castle, then the ferry to Mallaig.  Showers, frequent at first but more scattered later.

The ferry wasn't due until about 3.00pm so I booked on the tour of the castle.  We had planned to go on to Eigg
from here as this was the only day of the week that the ferry goes directly from Rum to Eigg.  Although it seemed
relatively calm in the sheltered bay of Loch Scrisort it was blowing a stiff north-easterly gale out in the open sea,
which was very rough, and it meant the ferry couldn't dock at Eigg, so we ended up back at Mallaig.

We camped at Arisaig for the night while we decided on a plan B.  The weather outlook wasn't too good for
the next few days so we abandoned Eigg until next year and decided to move to Ardnamurchan instead.

Kinloch Castle, the Grand Hall.

The Dining Room.

The Billiard/Smoking Room.

The Orchestrion.  The Orchestrion is an organ driven by electric motor that plays perforated card rolls.
 Only three exist and the castle example is the only one that can be played.  The instrument was
constructed by Imhof & Muckle of Vohrenbach near Baden in the Black Forest in or around 1900.
 Apparently it was built for Queen Victoria who planned to install it in Balmoral Castle,
but she died before it was complete.

The Drawing Room.

Lady Monica's Bedroom.

Lady Monica's Bath/shower.

Portrait of Lady Monica in the upstairs Gallery

The Grand Hall from the Gallery.

An elaborately decorated sideboard.

The ferry arrives.  Goodbye to Rum - until next time.

Showers over Knoydart.