My first week started in Galloway where I visited the Rinns of Galloway and went hillwalking up The Merrick. I then continued to Arran where among others I went up Goatfell. In the meantime my sister was horse trekking in Kintyre.

Towards the end of the first week I picked up my sister from the farm near Campbeltown and we took the ferry over to the Isle of Islay. We stayed on Islay for a few days, enjoying some hillwalking. From Islay we took the ferry to Colonsay, more walking but also Kiloran beach was on our agenda here.

Last but not least we took the ferry to Oban, from where we drove to Glasgow via Helensburgh. From Glasgow we then returned home, my sister to Germany by plane, me to Swindon by car.

Follow us on our tour through south west Scotland:

My week in Galloway and on the Isle of Arran:

• The Rhinns of Galloway
• The Merrick
• Travelling to Arran
• Goatfell
• Firth of Clyde (QuickTime VR panorama)
• View from Goatfell (QuickTime VR panorama)
• North Goatfell / Mullach Buidhe (QuickTime VR panorama)
• Around Arran
• Coirein Lochain and Beinn Bhreac
• Coirein Lochain (QuickTime VR panorama)
• Travelling through Kintyre
• Carradale and Cnoc-nan Ghabar (QuickTime VR panorama)

My sister Imke's week in Kintyre:

• Arrival at Homeston
• Machrihanish Bay to Skernish
• Skernish to Ugadale
• Ugadale to Homeston Farm
• Forests and Distilleries
• Coast and Cliffs
• Dunaverty Bay

Our week together on Islay and Colonsay:

• Arrival on Islay
• Machir Bay (QuickTime VR panorama)
• Hillwalking to Proaig
• Proaig and McArthur's Head (QuickTime VR panorama)
• Sound of Islay (QuickTime VR panorama)
• Hillwalking on The Oa
• Kilnaughton Bay (QuickTime VR panorama)
• A rainy day on Islay
• Colonsay and Oronsay
• Kiloran Bay
• Kiloran Bay (QuickTime VR panorama)
• Colonsay from Carnan Eoin (QuickTime VR panorama)
• Colonsay House Gardens
• From Oban to Glasgow
• Scotland Street School and back home

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