The superb capital of the Isle of Mull, Tobermory, Scotland.

Commentary.

 

At the junction of the Sound of Mull

and Loch Sunart lies this sheltered bay.

Headlands and Calve Island

dampen the rolling Atlantic swell

in this tree-lined semi-circular harbour.

Famed for its multi-coloured harbourside dwellings,

its ferries to Kilchoan, Oban and the Inner Hebrides

as well as Wildlife Cruises to see Cetacea

and other marvels of the Western Seaboard.

Amazingly, Tobermory gained a mythical status

through a children’s T.V. programme.

With a pseudonym of “Balamory”

its coloured houses are the stuff of fairy-tales.

A cosy, homely, colourful dream of a town.

Being the capital of the Island of Mull,

and a naturalist’s mecca,

a visit here is almost assured,

not only for the marine explorations that it affords

but its undeniable charm, glorious setting and picture postcard coat of many colours, the harbour.

 

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