We remembered the drive from the ferry to the small village of Tobermory from our honeymoon as quite a harrowing one. We assumed that now that we've driven in the UK for 1-1/2 years the drive would be a cake walk. Yeah, no. Single-track, two-directional twisty road with a 40mph speed limit is and will always be scary. When you turn a corner and - bam! There's another car coming straight for you until one car backs up to the last pull-out spot. It's a white-knuckle drive, for sure! But thankfully, Mull and the wee village of Tobermory is worth the stressful drive.
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| Tobermory high street |
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| Candy colored shops |
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| More of Tobermory's high street |
The village has come into a bit of popularity in the last 10 years or so as it was the setting for a children's show called Balmoraly (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372047/) that gets played on BBC for pre-school aged children. The candy-colored shops on high street are iconic and really pretty.
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| Tobermory Bay |
Our bed & breakfast in Tobermory was one of the nicest, friendliest, and most beautiful places we've ever stayed. Their breakfasts were so filling I was barely hungry at all until dinner each night. The first full day we spent hanging out in Tobermory itself before touring their distillery.
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| Whisky! |
They distill two types of whiskey at different times of the year, one without peat, and one slightly peated. I actually liked both, which is strange as I'm not typically a fan of peated whisky. We had to add two more bottles to our growing whisky library ;-)
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| Tobermory high street as seen from the distillery |
That evening we had reservations as a small, unsuspecting little cafe (Cafe Fish) at the end of the pier. It was the BEST fish we have eaten since moving to the UK. We enjoyed it so much, before we left we made reservations for the very next night. That's when you know you liked a place!
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