Loch Spelve

After a rainy Thursday indoors our final day proved to be even wetter. Relentless, pouring rain all day. Rather than mope about the house we decided to pootle around Loch Spelve to see if we could find any more otters. In the process we got the car soaking wet and thoroughly misted up; the windows are so designed that even opening them a crack lets rain in.

We did see an otter though, a big male bringing in a large crab to munch on by the old pier at Croggan. Naturally, it hid behind a big rock and then our slowly reversing the car to try and get a better angle altered him to our presence and he snuck away, never to be seen again.

A big flock of dozens of Eider were moving around the Loch, coming ashore for a while for a bathing session. Some Common Gulls were riding out the rain on some rocks.
Of course, by sundown the rain had poured itself out and it dried up. Typical! At least we got a lovely view of the castle in the still evening air to drink in while packing.

This Peacock was even more fed up with the rain than we were

Otter

Otter

Eiders

Common Gull

Great Northern Diver

Great Northern Diver

Duart Castle in the evening (look, no rain!)