Day 86.
Rum.
The warning signs were there, a builders truck and plumbers van boarding the ferry.
Rum was not the oasis of quiet and calm I had expected, building work was in full swing and continued into the evening when the lively younger people got in the party mood and the geese and oyster catchers (them again) kept up the cacophony through the night.
However, I had a lovely long walk across the island without seeing a single deer, goat or horse. Did see a newt and a dragonfly along with great views.
The campsite took on the air of a masked ball in the evening as we all donned nets and hats to protect us from the man eating midges.
Next morning onto the early ferry that took us round Canna, Muck and Eigg before landing us back in Mallaig for 2 pm. Besides seeing wonderful views all round had the excitement of seeing a whale,only 3 brief glipses of a large black hump and dorsal fin but definitely a whale.
I caught the train from Mallaig to Lochailort to save a bit of time and spent the journey chatting to two brothers who had spent a week walking from near Fort William over to Knoydart (accessible only by boat or on foot, they were seriously tough walkers and fishermen and with a great stories to tell.
From Lochailort I cycled over to Salen on Ardnamurchen and camped on the shores of Loch Sunart, a beautiful route to ride and camp but plagued again by midges.

Industrial archaeology on Rum and return to Mallaig passing the Skye ferry.