There are only a little over 200 people living on Jura. We drove up to Jura House Gardens. We walked the trails down to the sound and back up to the gardens.
This was another old Roman walled garden at one time, and the walls are still there. They have done amazing work in the gardens, all with only 2 full time workers.
Before we left, we had coffee, tea, scones, and other goodies from the Tea Tent while feeding some of the birds that came to visit. There is a different kind of Robin here, smaller than the ones we are familiar with.
We then headed up to Craighouse to visit the Jura Distillery.
We only had a couple of minutes to spend if we wanted to catch the 12:30 ferry, so we got a couple of souvenirs and headed back. We got to the ferry terminal to be 7th in line for a ferry that holds *maybe* 7 cars. We got squeezed on by folding in the mirrors and parking within a fraction of an inch of the Royal Mail van next to us.
We drove to Bunnahabhain Distillery next and ate lunch at the picnic tables there. We got a tasting in the gift shop and got a souvenir. We are worried about our weight limits on our luggage, so we regretfully left the Whisky behind.
On the way back we pulled into the Finlaggan site. This is where the McDonalds, Lords of the Isles, had one of their strongholds which was destroyed by King James IV in 1494.
Back at the hotel, we all got together at a table outside and just enjoyed the beautiful afternoon. We had dinner at the hotel. Jack finally had Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (you can't return to Scotland unless you do). It was pretty good, actually.
Tomorrow we return our rental vehicles in Port Ellen and get on the ferry for Kennecraig. There we get on a bus for Glasgow.
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