A Tight Squeeze To The Beautiful Scottish Island of Mull
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2025
- We leave from Oban and have a really tight squeeze on the ferry over to Mull but it was worth it as we visit the beautiful town of Tobermory with all of the colourful houses along the sea front.
Wow Tricia you did brilliantly on the ferry; it was so tight. Loved the Tobermory tour & enjoy the choccies & whisky ❤xxx
@@louisegrinham2315 Thanks, it sure was a tight squeeze. Mike enjoyed the whisky and the whole family enjoyed the choccies 🤣
Glad to see the weather improved for you! I went to Mull in May 2022 just for 2 days and it was pouring with strong winds for most of the time! The weather calmed down for an hour or so and I went into Tobermory and had a nice meal in that same church cafe. I returned to Mull in July 2023 and had much better weather on my second trip!
@@bilingualbackpacker It's a beautiful place and lots of interesting little shops and cafés in Tobermory, and always helps if you have a bit of sun 👍💕🐾
We visited this May and were lucky enough to have great weather the day we were on Mull.
Tobermory looks so pretty. They really did pack you in the ferry. Take care Gill
Thanks Gill, it was a tight squeeze alright but well worth it 👍💕🐾
It was interesting how many vehicles they fit so skillfully onto the ferries. We enjoyed our visit as well.
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Wow - thanks for taking us along …… we can almost feel the rain and smell the shops’s aromas !
Thanks Bill, and the aromas were quite intoxicating so they were👍🐾💕
Lovely to visit Mull with you, not been there so this is a treat - thanks 💙🦋
@@didevilliers1238 Glad you enjoyed it. Our first time and will definitely come back👍🐾💕
I love that dogs are welcomed into stores, cafes and halls. Here in Australia dogs are not allowed across the threshold unfortunately. Thanks for your videos, I really enjoy them.
Thanks, yes it's great, they do that to encourage as many people as possible into the stores. Glad to hear you are enjoying our videos 👍🐾💕
Hi all, great video work Mike and excellent driving from Tricia, Keira just looks gorgeous. WOW, what a stunning place to visit, I’m making a note to visit when we get out campervan, such an interesting place although not too good for the wallet, I’d be buying in every shop. Thanks for taking us along and giving us ideas for our future plans when visiting Scotland. Take care and happy driving.
Thanks Ken, aye the wallet takes a hit alright, and that bottle of whisky at £46 was £43 in the Spar beside the campsite 😡. So beware tourist traps.
Great manoeuvring onto the ferry 👍 Thanks for showing us around Tobermory, loved all the shops. Carol could have spent a fortune on soap and body lotion, never mind the whiskey 😅
Ah yes the girls like the soaps and lotions, we men prefer what you can eat and drink🤣
You made that whiskey sound so good that I could almost taste it, and I'm not a whiskey drinker 😃👍👍
@@bobbyedal2737 Ah well mate, ye should be, it's the bees knees 👍
Hi guys
Hope you're all well 😊
Fabulous video
We visited The Isle of Mull in 2021 and loved it. Your video brought back lots of memories 😊❤
Tobermory is such a pretty place, great that you got your whisky Mike.
Those chocolates looked delicious too.
Looking forward to the next one.
Hi to Kiera from Boo 🐕❤️
Morgs Jo and Boo
@@morgsjoboo2247 Thanks you 3, glad that you liked our wee video and that it brought back some good memories. Whisky and chocolates both fab and both gone🤣👍💕🥃
Oh noo 🙈 Tricia! That’s the type of thing I’d do, I wonder why it didn’t flag up on their system that the two motorhomes were driverless 🤷♀️
This brings back memories, my girls loved Balamory so much, we took them over there when they were little, we toured the highlands in our tent ⛺️ Lovely little place. Thanks, Em & G 💜
Hi guys, glad it brought back these memories, it's a great little place to take the van, just not 3 vans 🤣 but at least we got refunded then promptly spent it in Tobermory 👍💕🤣
A lovely vlog. We're on Mull very soon so great timing! Look forward to seeing more 😊
Thanks, you are in for a real treat it's a great wee island 👍💕🐾
Brilliant guys, showcasing parts of Scotland 🏴 (apart from the weather obviously 😅). Mull is fabulous and I’m sure you will have a great time. Looking forward to the next episode, safe driving from Coatbridge. Xx
@@jameswarnock3125 Hi James, just noticed I didn't reply, it can be difficult sometimes when so many comments. We absolutely loved it on Mull. Back on mainland and one more video to come from Cullen then taking a couple of months break from UA-cam and enjoying summer at home, if we get one that is 🤣
lol Tricia sounds like you got a grand tour going on the ferry …that’s great value on the ferry
Well done manoeuvring on the ferry Tricia
Thanks guys, it's all that practice I get driving while Mike films🤣
Good video thanks
Thanks Lee
great video, hope you enjoyed your dram, many thanks for sharing ATB
Aye, saved the best shop until last and savoured that dram in the van👍🐾💕
Thanks id like to visit Mull one day. Rain is part and parcel nowadays in Scotland as BC said wear the right clothes wise words. Good driving Tricia.
@@janettegardner7144 We would definitely recommend a visit to Mull, we have loved it. Thanks, I enjoy the driving but getting on the ferry was a bit tricky 👍🐾💕
Thanks for showing us around Tobermory, I hope to be able to visit one day.
You're welcome it was our pleasure to show you around 👍🐾💕
I am far from being a Veggie but some of that plant chef stuff is actually amazing,and cant really go wrong with a wee local dram in the van at the end of a long day.
Yep, and Tobermory is a cracking wee dram. Should have known better though, local Spar £4 cheaper.
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot Aye, that's how they get you mate.
Great vlog again. It was lovely to meet the two of you. Looking forward to the rest of your trip.
Thanks Hans, great meeting both of you and we hope that you find many wonderful campsites here in Scotland 👍🐾💕
Hoping to get to Tobermory this summer all going well. Very enjoyable video Tricia and Mike. Never doubted you driving on to the ferry Tricia.
It's definitely worth a trip, we were very pleasantly surprised at how beautiful Tobermory was. The lady guiding me on to the ferry was very good, it made all the difference 👍🐾💕
Lovely video. Been once and would love to go back. Special place, but don't tell too many people.....😉😉
@@oliveringram3056 Yep, the whole island is just fabulous to explore, will definitely go back to this special place.
Really enjoyed that. Look forward to the next one.
Thanks Helen, glad you enjoyed that, it was a great couple of days👍🐾💕
Looking to visit this year so thank you for this video it’s given me some ideas haha
@@kurtvanlife it's definitely worth a trip there, we loved it.
I’m so impressed with Tricia‘ s driving onto the ferry, well done. I have many happy memories of Mull but never tried the whisky, will have to pay another visit. Great video as always. Sue
Thanks Sue, I can honestly say that the whisky is right up there among my favourites. I'm quite glad that Tricia was driving but don't tell her I said that 👍🐾💕
Beautiful scenery.
It sure is and so colourful 👍🐾💕
Bang tidy driving from Tricia at the ferry terminal. You're absolutely right , it can be tricky creeping an automatic like that , inch by inch. My LWB Transit wasn't bad but Fiat's have a tendancy to just sit there and then you've got to be careful they don't bite too quick when you feed in a bit more power. It's the main reason I chose a Ford because it would just crawl forward on the footbrake. Oban has always been one of my favourite places and I still have a pottery Puffin from the Oban pottery from about 40 years ago. My second wife hated him and wanted to take him to the charity shop each time we moved house but I saved the little fellow 4times and now he's safe with me and the Polar Bears along my bedroom windowsill. 😬 I've never seen any footage of Mull apart from watching Ballamorry with my two Granddaughters when they were weeks. It was you going in the pottery shop there that reminded me about the Puffin. I look forward to the next episode as I love all of the scenery on the West Coast. Keep em coming. 👍
Thanks Nigel. We love the automatic in the Ducato but in situations like that ferry you can't beat a manual gearbox for edging forward on a sixpence. Strangely enough we also have a pottery puffin and it has strange bulging eyes, can't remember where we got it, most people hate it but we like it👍🐾💕
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot they're supposed to be a lucky bird I believe. 😉
Great vlog. Mull looks busier than when we went in 2019!! Beautiful place though.
Another lovely vlog❤
Thanks, it was quite busy, and will get even busier in July and August 👍🐾💕
Obviously the Scottish weather hasn't changed, four seasons in the one day. Lovely! Had the pleasure of working in that area in my youth. I used to assist the area engineer during the summer months. Great memories. We worked from Helensburgh to Oban and all points in between and west. Sadly, my refrigeration days are just memories. Thanks you both for sharing. -look forward to the next episode.
That must have been great travelling around that area with all the scenery and the banter from the locals would be great. Yep, typical Scottish weather 🙄
Great video
Thanks glad you liked it 👍🐾💕
Thanks for the scenic tour of Tobermory ❤️
Thanks Jan, glad you enjoyed it👍💕🐾
I really wanted to see Oban where I visited with a friend about 10 years ago..she has passed now. Wanted to remember.
Sorry, we wanted to film there but friends from America met us and we couldn't film.
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot I totally understand. I live in the Caribbean and don't get to Scotland often so any chance vicariously I take it. 😁
Thanks for sharing such an interesting video, the tight squeeze on the ferry, the lovely view while having your lunch, the narrow road and lastly the beautiful and colourful town of Tobermory with all the tempting shops !!!!!
Thanks Diana, we were refunded for booking 3 vans but spent that all and more in the ships in Tobermory 🤣
We bought some goodies from the Himalayan market stall last year - but it was in the Lake District 😂
I guess the stall travels around then, some pretty good stuff but the woollens are selling at the wrong time of the year 👍🐾💕
Very impressed Tricia driving on to the ferry. I really would have panicked. It was very tight for getting in and out of vehicles. Scenery was beautiful 😀
Yes it sure was a tight squeeze, she did really well, and not easy in an automatic 👍🐾💕
😊 that's the beauty of sliding doors ....great vlogs 🌦
What a wonderful place, and a reasonable priced ferry too. Xx
Thanks, yes very reasonable especially when you are paying for one van and not three 🙄
Hi Tricia and Mike, Mull was fantastic, and the stained glass window in the old church was stunning from the inside. Was your bag of chocolate the smallest Mike? Oh well, just need to console yourself with another wee dram.
I think my bag was the same size as the others but strangely is didn't last nearly as long 🤣👍🐾💕
“Peckish” ….. I had to look that one up !
Ha ha, we say that all the time without thinking and just assumed everyone would know 🤣👍🐾💕
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot Some of us Yanks are more ignorant than others, but you are giving us a good education ! The UA-cam gals on “Camper Vibes” also spit out some Britishisms, which also causes me to have to research them.
As usual great vlog. Mull is a great wee island, I hope you get over to Iona.
It sure is, not Iona but another wee island next week👍🐾💕
Hello You Three - greetings from Poland
Did I enjoy this video? = oh yes! Absolutley fantastic. Something very different. Beautiful scenery, gorgeous food and whiskey and a lovely journey to Isle of Mull.
Shame about the weather. I hope it gets better so not to spoil your holiday.
Thanks Michael, glad that you enjoyed this one, Mull is such a beautiful place we are so glad that we made it here 👍🐾💕
That looks a fab place, if I can go when there are no midges I'm in!!
Well done Tricia, ignoring Mikes advice and watching that lady guiding you instead top work 😁. Intense concentration!!
Hi Brian, correct I was looking at the lady, girl power and all that 👍🐾💕
Wow I can not believe the single lane road that would realy be a challenge. I have never been on a road like that. Maybe in a campground but not a main road. But the town looks like it was worth the drive.
Yes it's quite a drive and you need to watch way ahead on the road for vehicles coming the other way. As you say, well worth it 👍🐾💕
Very enjoyable video and lovely to see Tobermory.
Thanks, we found it to be such a beautiful wee place it was an absolute joy to visit 👍🐾💕
Brings back memories of watching Balamory with my kids here in France via BBC Prime. Lovely video and my French wife loved seeing Tobermory.
@@MegaBreadvan Aye Tobermory was great, so colourful 👍💕🐾
Lovely vlog -
memories for us of the camping ground in Oban & the fabulous views from there!
Wow like sardines on the Ferry! Well done! Looking forward to your vest vlog!
Thanks, it sure was like sardines, I think Tricia did really well. Worth it, Mull is just fab 👌 😀
My grandchildren loved Balamory. They would sing the theme tune as they approached our seaside village when we lived in Cornwall. Thanks for a lovely video.
What a great memory to have, we love Cornwall been many times but not in the van 👍💕🐾
Hi Mike and Tricia and what a fantastic place.
@@keithweybury5212 Hi Keith, it was just such a lovely place to visit we would definitely go back. Thanks for watching👍🐾💕
What a beautiful place. A long way from Australia but now it’s on my bucket list. Especially that whiskey distillery. Yum.
Sure is a long way from Australia but there is a strong connection which we explain in next again video. Good one for the bucket list👍💕🐾
Thanks for taking us on your wee adventure, I like a wee dram myself.
Aye ye can't beat a wee dram after the wife drags ye round the shops, but I didn't need dragging to that last one 😉
Ah! So you got on the baby ferry. The big one is much better but never doubted your ability to navigate the challenging space. I visit the Soap shop every year. Their lavender and gardeners hand creams are lovely and I always bring a few back for pressies. Did you visit the bakery ?It has all sorts of wonderful savoury and sweet delights and they make biscuits for M&S !. The restaurant at the end of the pier, cafe fish, is worth a visit and Macgochans serves very nice meals which is in the car park where you were. They allow dogs too 😊. I do hope you enjoyed your trip to magical Mull. There is just sooooo much to see. The roads are definitely challenging and there is a fair amount of pulling into passing places and in my experience quite a lot of reversing too but I'm so used to it now that ir just doesn't bother me. Its part of the quirkiness 😂
Thanks Jane, we didn't do so many of the things you have suggested here or in your previous comments, wish I had them before we had went, but there you go never mind, we will definitely need to go back some time and I know that your comments with all these suggestions will still be here 👍🐾💕
Calmac is subsidised by the Scottish Government and, therefore, can offer cheaper fares to passengers.
Ah, lovely! But my favorite moment is Mike tasting an excellent whiskey!
Ah you have such good taste in Whiskys .... and UA-cam Channels 😉👍🐾💕
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot Yes I do!
Great video. Very impressed with Tricia's driving on thr ferry. I hope you got your refund 😅. We're just back from a couple of days on the Delamere Forest Camping and Caravan Club site. I love how friendly fellow travellers are and also love nosing around their 'vans 😂
Yep, got the refund, and promptly spent it all and more in Tobermory. Can't beat a good nose around other vans👍🐾💕🤣
Great video, another destination for the list. We are just back from Arran and got squished in on the ferry too. How was the chocolate????mmmmmm
@@ruthkirby9277 The chocolates were amazing, we must get ourselves to Arran, how was it? We've been before but not in the van so not seen much of it.
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot it’s great lots of parking on the front in Brodick. We drove around the island in the van, no real issues but obviously narrow in places. Encountered a few midges along the way but it is June😂
YAY!!!!!!! OH YAY!!!!!!
Yo!!!!!!! OH Yo!!!!!!!
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot YOU!!!!!! OH YOU!!! A SILLY BOY!!! ( I'm bettin' that Mikey wrote that, not Tricia)
@@JanelleVocate-Ames I can not accept that bet because you will win. You know me too well.
Hari OM
Ah yes, that famous all seasons in a day situation... glad you didn't get fizzled by it, though, and made the most of the bright bits! The ferry fares to the isles are considered 'lifeline' routes and are subsidised by the Scottish government. At least for now...YAM xx
We're Scottish and used to the changing weather, you just need to get on with it otherwise you will just sit around all day🤣 thank goodness for the ferries they are indeed a lifeline 👍🐾💕
I suspect the ferries have not been taken over by the tories.
But the ferry leaving Oban does have something in common with them, they are both on their way out.
What's the story balamory 😊
Ha ha, hi Dave hope alls well, so you remember that one, must have watched it when you were working from home 🤣
what's the story in Balamoray ... wouldn't you like to know
@@pamelaadam9207 ha ha, you nailed it🤣👍🐾