Why More Cruisers should Sail to Scotland - Ep 105

[@ianscott3180]

Mendelsossonh was inspired to compose the Hebridean Suite by Fingal's cave. If you get there you must have the music in the background. If there is a few on board a yacht take turns to go ashore and the dingy can wait off the shore.

[@SailingJibsea]

Yep Fingal’s cave was amazing. Had the chance to anchor there overnight and have the entire place to ourselves! Well, and the midges 😂

[@iansenior9759]

Really enjoyed visiting Fingals cave with you, Isle of Staffa, Scotland April 2023. Visited the Isle of Mull, Iona and Tobermory by car in the 1970s.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Giant's causeway, Northern Ireland, has the same type of basalt columns. These are EPIC themselves. The legend is that the giant Finn McCool created them. But... NO CAVE! That was the most EPIC thing here. Thank you.

[@SailingJibsea]

Yeah! We heard Giant’s Causeway is simililar. We didn’t make it so the way there so we were happy we got to see Fingal’s😄

[@ianscott3180]

If you had brought a blanket you could have had a picnic? I would have taken some bread and cheese, maybe a few chicken legs...😀😀

[@judywebb8358]

You should have flown the drone into the cave.

[@donnawarmouth9329]

Wow what a beautiful sunset!!!

[@SailingJibsea]

The best one we saw in Scotland!

[@jamieweyndling1861]

The soft grass is called machair locally

[@Willriii]

As someone pointed out below, there is a very famous (among classical music enthusiasts) piece of music by Felix Mendelssohn called Fingal's Cave Overture. Played it back in the day. I knew it was a real place but had never seen it. Very cool. And to think I found your channel because I wanted to change a freshwater pump on a yanmar :)

[@marcoruis]

Cool, your own little Minecraft island

[@Div3r]

If you visit Staffa in May/June the puffins are nesting and have learned that while the tourists are around they are safe from the seagulls. Instead of landing and going straight down their burrows, they will sit with you having a rest. My profile picture was taken on Staffa in 2018 with Puffins sitting by my leg. When I visited the walkway into the cave had been washed away by the storms but it looks like on your visit it has been repaired.

[@SailingJibsea]

Wish we could have experienced that! Too bad they were all gone by the time we got there, they’re adorable

[@mattg8156]

Legendary!!

[@philipheebsh4201]

Epically Cool

[@earlashton1342]

I think that rock formation is the Giants Causeway. Legend has it that giants walked the causeway from Nthern Ireland to Scotland. I've been to the Irish side. Check it out.

[@SailingJibsea]

Yeah unfortunately we didn’t make it to the Giant’s Causeway to see the landscape but this made up for it being similar 😊

[@jamieweyndling1861]

No it’s Fingal’s cave on the island of Staffa.

[@cnc75adventures49]

Epic 👍👍

[@DVolvoguy777-x7o]

This is epic! Thanks for sharing a bit of my great grandpa’s homeland! (He migrated to Saskatchewan in the very late 1890’s.) Your adventure is awesome! Thanks for sharing! Fair winds!

[@SailingJibsea]

Happy to share😊 glad you enjoyed it!

[@juttacodona1600]

Hi, I thoroughly enjoyed your video about the Inner Hebrides and that stunning Island. We are living on a sailing vessel in the Algarve/Portugal. My husband is scottish but I have no hope that he would ever sail there. So, thanks again. Jutta

[@SailingJibsea]

Happy we could share with you! They’re very beautiful in person, hope you can convince him 😆

[@johnkimpton]

This is one of your best video’s, loved the island tour, really “cool”. I’ve been watching your videos since Granada and always enjoy the commentary especially about the yatch maintenance, sailing and everyday life. Cheers Melbourne Australia 😊

[@SailingJibsea]

We appreciate that so much! Hearing that makes us enjoy sharing our journey even more😊

[@johnwalker6711]

That sunset shot at the end was the perfect finish to your footage of this amazing place well done !!

[@SailingJibsea]

Best sunset we’ve seen in a long while! Thanks a bunch!

[@mystery1710]

Fantastic to see some different experiences from so many other channels, really nice

[@SailingJibsea]

More to come!

[@Ed-uj4bc]

Super incredible photography. It really is epic. I’ve never knew a place like this existed . You look like you’re photoshopping your images on a Minecraft backdrop. So cool!

[@SailingJibsea]

Neither did we until just before getting there! Beautiful spot for sure, thanks for watching😁

[@margaretyeung1833]

Incredibly cool, epic. Tks

[@scottjones5221]

EPIC EPIC EPIC 😎 ❤️

[@thatguy2408]

Beautiful.

[@jneyron]

Great cool and epic video, lol. Cheers

[@SailingJibsea]

😆thanks Jacques!

[@Mechone11]

Amazing thanks for taking me along cheers from Ontario

[@SailingJibsea]

Thanks for coming along! 🇨🇦😄

[@davidegan2587]

Another really excellent one guys. Good stuff.

[@SailingJibsea]

Thanks David!😊

[@ianscott3180]

Sorry for a third post, but for those that have seen The Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland? This is the other end, I thought you might be interested by the similarity. It is my home sailing area, sorry again. Keep up the videos I love them.

[@SailingJibsea]

Comment all you like! It helps others as well interested in this side of the world ☺️. Keep watching, you’ll see in the next few videos we spend quite a while in your home sailing area 😊

[@MrLebro11]

EPIC!! COOL seeing the change of scenery. Every cruiser seems to be sailing the tropical islands for the obvious reasons. Scotland is on a next level for adventure & beauty. My bucket list just keeps getting longer after watching your vids.

[@SailingJibsea]

Yeah! We haven’t seen many cruisers and we don’t know why. It’s gorgeous here and some great anchorages. A little chillier and quite humid but such such scenic cruising territory!

[@PurelandQigong]

Very amazing to see you going all over the world

[@SailingJibsea]

😄

[@svZia-Switch51]

Those lava-formed hexagonal pillars are exactly the same at Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. This video was totally cool ant truly epic!!😂

[@SailingJibsea]

Yeah! We didn’t feel so bad about missing the Giants Causeway having made it to Fingal’s😆

[@lisawoodall920]

That's Beautiful Steff , Travis 🌟💫🌞 stay safe 🐬🌟

[@SailingJibsea]

Thanks Lisa💕

[@Tom-px4fn]

Those rock formations look like Devils Tower in Wyoming and the Northern area in Yellowstone along the river. The cause of this is cooling of volcanic magma cooling in the core as you said.

[@SailingJibsea]

Oh really? We didn’t know that! They’re beautiful aren’t they

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

Yes. Devil's Tower is the same type of magmatic formation.

[@stephanieglennon1414]

Yes, in California too near Mammoth Lakes, Devils Postpile National Monument.

[@stuartestes5337]

Please keep going, very cool!!

[@SailingJibsea]

That’s the plan!

[@philmarro1588]

Epic

[@svshadyinvestment6647]

Thank you for sharing

[@SailingJibsea]

Thanks for watching!

[@ssnobrakesable]

Well done.

[@SailingJibsea]

Thank you!

[@billskelton3701]

Totally COOL with EPIC scenery. Have seen this area before but love it through your eyes. The drone shots were really quality work as was the whole video. Being 1/2 Scot and 1/2 Irish these videos mean a lot to me. Thanks and fair winds from South Carolina.

[@SailingJibsea]

Love hearing that! Happy we can share these with you😀

[@jeffwengren4255]

Your whole journey is Epic !

[@SailingJibsea]

💯

[@infectionSincross]

a family lived there? i remember the movie count of monte cristo after seeing the island. nice vid as always

[@SailingJibsea]

Apparently so, way back in the day! Thank you☺️

[@AverageJoeShmo]

Pretty epic and cool video!

[@SailingJibsea]

Thank you!!

[@joanwillison9922]

Just watched this great video with Betty. She says hello. She enjoyed your excursion very much and is thrilled you are in Scotland.

[@SailingJibsea]

That’s so awesome, makes us so happy to hear she’s watching as well! Please give her our best!💕

[@robertnixon3816]

That is one very good video! What an amazing place! Beautiful!

[@SailingJibsea]

We appreciate that!☺️

[@HopeOfJoe]

Fabulous and amazing location 🎉 Have never seen such rock landscape before. Thanks guys ✨ 🌊💨⛵️🏝👙🌞✨

[@SailingJibsea]

Isn’t it?! Thanks for watching, as always, Richard!

[@ivanjoseph959]

Hi again from Mississauga. Wonderful video. Keep going.

[@SailingJibsea]

Our home turf! Hello!🇨🇦. Thanks for watching!

[@aytacercen944]

There should be another category besides "Cool" and "Epic". That is "Amazing"/ You would be surprised which one of the three is ahead.

[@SailingJibsea]

😂

[@mathewdavis-adventuresandd6643]

That was epically cool. I've never heard of the place and you two did an awesome job of capturing the beautiful scenery.

[@SailingJibsea]

Neither had we! Happy we could share it and capture its beauty for ya!

[@patrickgelinas5241]

Great footage! Greetings from Quebec!

[@SailingJibsea]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🇨🇦

[@kenburkimsher1356]

So…the “Cool/Epic” tally…was that Steph’s idea, after you took a shot at her about starting the boat motor so early? 😊

[@SailingJibsea]

🤣🤣 think it was a pretty close between the two of us on that tally board!

[@kenburkimsher1356]

@@SailingJibsea It’s “cool” to witness your “epic” sense of humour come through in your videos. I still think Travis’s “Canadian” accent should make regular appearances. 😊

[@calvingarrett3245]

That looks like a really nice place but they cave did not look like a cave to me it looked more like a big cathedral looked awesome.

[@SailingJibsea]

You’re right! Such a unique cave and the columns make it grand like a cathedral

[@jamieweyndling1861]

It’s not the Giants Causeway. That’s in Northern Ireland. This is on the isLand of Staffa off the west coast of Mull, Scotland

[@SailingJibsea]

?? We never said this was the giant’s causeway. In the video we state we are in Scotland, on Staffa.

[@jamieweyndling1861]

@@SailingJibsea I was replying to other comments who thought it was the giants causeway. I know you never said it was 😀. I used to live on th west coast of Scotland and know all these places you have been visiting. Looks like you had amazing weather. Very lucky😂

[@SailingJibsea]

Ah gotcha! Conditions were ideal! Sunshine though, wish we had a bit more of that!😆

[@joelw2023]

There was a time in history where you could just squat on that island and it was yours.

[@mikeburke3508]

Led Zeppelin album cover!

[@iflyusair8760]

Please add the word "SUPER" to the chalk board....so we can continue to do shots and get wasted every time you say "super"

[@SailingJibsea]

🤣🤣🤣