Stuck! - by Dale

We said goodbye to our hosts in Tobermory this morning and hit the road to catch a bus back to the ferry and then on to the mainland in Oban. That went without a hitch and we had a nice visit with two women from the east coast who had also been visiting the Isle of Mull. After a short wait we were on the train leaving Oban for Glasgow and traveling through some more beautiful Scottish countryside. We had several nice visits with Scottish travelers on the train who gave us more information and encouragement  with our travels. It's clear we will have to come back soon.

The local Whisky Distillery we nearly toured...

Cold, but at least we aren't hitch hiking in the dark this time

 

Laurie (trapped in back), and two fellow travelers from Mull (on the right) wait to leave ferry

Now it's time to move on to England and Wales for the next phase of our trip. It seems that our plans and good luck aren't holding though as we have been unable to come up with a solution that allows us to visit Shrewsbury on our way into Wales for a short stay before heading o to London next. It seems that lodging and connections are harder than we realized. As it stands now, late at night here, we need to check out in the morning without another destination and lodging lined up. We will need to head to the train station and work something out. Admittedly more of a "first world" problem than something serious but it has us tired and a bit stressed at this point.