Lochbuie - or face the Mod...
Posted: Sunday, 09 September 2007 |
Saturday was pretty busy in Tobermory as the Mod was in full swing - my wife was heavily involved as she sings in the Mull Choir and comes from a Mull musical dynasty. On the other hand, yours truly, being a "right side of the brain" scientist, nerd and geek, needed to get away somewhere less arty.... well not quite, I do quite enjoy these things but the reality ws that I needed to entertain the two wee ones for a while.
What better way than to head to the beach? And maybe take in some rocks on the way. Hah! Now we're talking. I thought that Laggan sands at Lochbuie would be good - the area is beautiful, it has always been quiet any time I have been there and with the tide out, there are huge expanses of sand. And the weather was dry as well.
The two wee ones loved it - Lots of exploring to do and stuff like that. And seriously sound sleep that night, let me tell you. Excellent day.
Some pics - note the weather and the light wasnt great but you get the idea. And going by what I saw of the rocks, there may well be a field trip here - students take note!
Here are the two wee ones, Iain and Sarah on the sands:
Later we headed off for some rock exploring. Iain thought that this was a fine specimen:
Actually, its very fine specimen - stuff called the Loch Uisg Gabbro - absolutely shot through with minor intrusions, some of them look just like stripes painted on the rock. Anyway, Sarah was in total agreement:
Heres a picture (with a 2p coin for scale) of one of the intrusions cutting across the rock - this is straight out of a textbook, this sort of thing - one of the great things about the geology of these islands - there are so many good examples of so many geological processes:
Iain was determined to check these things out. (By the way, this was all quite safe - it isnt at all steep, and they were only a couple of feet up)
I noticed that some of the rock showed layering in it - this isnt uncommon in this type of rock - Allival on the Island of Rum is probably the best example around - it can make it look like a sedimentary rock, but its actualy igneous. Here's a pic:
Anyway, that's enough of this rocky stuff - time for a last look at the beach, and then off back to Tobermory. Just think - left the Mod to become a rocker...... sorry!
What better way than to head to the beach? And maybe take in some rocks on the way. Hah! Now we're talking. I thought that Laggan sands at Lochbuie would be good - the area is beautiful, it has always been quiet any time I have been there and with the tide out, there are huge expanses of sand. And the weather was dry as well.
The two wee ones loved it - Lots of exploring to do and stuff like that. And seriously sound sleep that night, let me tell you. Excellent day.
Some pics - note the weather and the light wasnt great but you get the idea. And going by what I saw of the rocks, there may well be a field trip here - students take note!
Here are the two wee ones, Iain and Sarah on the sands:
Later we headed off for some rock exploring. Iain thought that this was a fine specimen:
Actually, its very fine specimen - stuff called the Loch Uisg Gabbro - absolutely shot through with minor intrusions, some of them look just like stripes painted on the rock. Anyway, Sarah was in total agreement:
Heres a picture (with a 2p coin for scale) of one of the intrusions cutting across the rock - this is straight out of a textbook, this sort of thing - one of the great things about the geology of these islands - there are so many good examples of so many geological processes:
Iain was determined to check these things out. (By the way, this was all quite safe - it isnt at all steep, and they were only a couple of feet up)
I noticed that some of the rock showed layering in it - this isnt uncommon in this type of rock - Allival on the Island of Rum is probably the best example around - it can make it look like a sedimentary rock, but its actualy igneous. Here's a pic:
Anyway, that's enough of this rocky stuff - time for a last look at the beach, and then off back to Tobermory. Just think - left the Mod to become a rocker...... sorry!
Comments
thanks once again for sharing your pics with us they are super and the wee ones are lovely!
carol from where its b****y windy
The Mod is great and necessary, but hearing the same song sung by X number of entrants can take the edge off the enjoyment a bit! I wonder if I can pinch 4 down, it"s pure artistic so it is...
Flying Cat from cutting&pasting...
Hi MM - lucky you - I had to face the Mod in Tob - although was worth it in the end to see the wee ones perform - but know where I would have preferred to have been (is that grammatically correct??)
Wild Freckle from Mull
Bet you just love the Stones
Annie B from Lewis (a gneiss place to be)
This is a second attempt to comment here - the last one became spam! Either that or it will appear concurrently! Since some of the dastardly doings of Tws, where he nicked some of my blog photos, the scoundrel, I have borrowed one of yours because I like it so much MM. Four down...hope you don't mind. (no it's not a crossword clue!) i like the perching sugar plum fairy...
Flying Cat from highlighting&dragging
Exploring the hills and coasts of Mull and Iona and occasionally elsewhere, with a close eye on the geology
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