Iona – Hermit Cell and St Columba’s Bay A round trip of 6.5 miles in 4 hours from the St Columba Hotel, on 25 June 2013. Click on a photo to enlarge it. Download track as a gpx file 1. Heath Spotted Orchid 2a. Approaching … 2b. … the Hermit Cell 3 4 5a. Yellow Flag Iris 5b 5c 6. A busy day on the path to St Columba’s Bay 7a. It’s been a good year for buttercups and daisies all over the UK 7b 8a 8b. Looking back to Camus Cuil an t-Saimh (Bay at the Back of the Ocean) 8c. Loch Staoineig 9. First sight of St Columba’s Bay … 10a … and its famous beach … 10b … of pebbles 11 … 12a … not to mention the lichen, … 12b … wild flowers … 12c … 13 .. and dried snakes – or perhaps kelp. 14. Wild Thyme 15. Cotton Grass 16. Return to Loch Staoineig 17. Nearly back at Baile Mor, with the ferry to Mull 18a. A good year for pretty grasses, too 18b. Yet more buttercups 19. The Nunnery 20a 20b. Nearly back, just in time for tea with scones, cream and jam. 1. Heath Spotted Orchid25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom2a. Approaching …25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom2b. … the Hermit Cell25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom325 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom425 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom5a. Yellow Flag Iris25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom5b25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom5c25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom6. A busy day on the path to St Columba’s Bay25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom7a. It’s been a good year for buttercups and daisies all over the UK25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom7b25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom8a25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom8b. Looking back to Camus Cuil an t-Saimh (Bay at the Back of the Ocean)25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom8c. Loch Staoineig25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom9. First sight of St Columba’s Bay …25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom10a … and its famous beach …25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom10b … of pebbles25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom11 …25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom12a … not to mention the lichen, …25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom12b … wild flowers …25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom12c …25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom13 .. and dried snakes – or perhaps kelp.25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom14. Wild Thyme25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom15. Cotton Grass25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom16. Return to Loch Staoineig25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom17. Nearly back at Baile Mor, with the ferry to Mull25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom18a. A good year for pretty grasses, too25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom18b. Yet more buttercups25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom19. The Nunnery25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom20a25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom20b. Nearly back, just in time for tea with scones, cream and jam.25 Jun 2013PrevCloseNextZoom