Oban, Scotland

April 29, 2023

This morning we moored in the bay outside the port of Oban in Scotland. Today’s port is another tender port. Around 10:00 Am we left the ship to catch the tender boat to the port, about a 20 min boat ride.For today we didn’t book a tour, but decided to explore on foot. Our main goal was to visit the Oban distillery. When we set foot on shore, one of the first things we noticed was a large building on top of the hill looking like the coliseum in Rome. we decided it would be a good activity to hike up the hill and check it out. We followed a narrow road up the hill, passing by colourful houses and eventually we made It to the top. The building is an large round building with window openings and no roof on it. The inside of the building is landscaped with colourful scrubs and grass. The load down on the building is as follows,  the building is called Mc Caig’s tower. Mr John Mc Caig started the building to create work for the local stone masons during the great depression of the 1920’s.  Before he totally finished the building, Mr Mc Caig past away and his family didn’t want to carry on with the construction.Now nearly 100 years later the building sits there the same as it was left, and it has become a tourist attraction. The views from the building are epic. After we hiked back down to the town center, we decided to go for fish and chips at a local hotel. The meal was excellent accompanied by a pint of local lager.After lunch we set out to visit the local distillery to sample some of the local whiskey. The tasting room was actually a very nice venue all finished in wood. They offered tasting of whiskeys from northern Scotland, but we stuck to local Oban Whiskey. After the tasting we went downstairs into the shop and purchased a bottle of the local scotch to take home. By now it was time to go back to the pier and catch the tender back to the ship.We enjoyed Scotland and are looking forward to tomorrow’s visit in Dublin.

Cheers