Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[Tosh]

Treaddur Bay.

[mull]

Sorry Tosh.
Not with a Registration number like that.

[Hugo]

The boat registration is St Ives so I'll guess that it's St Ives even though the beach doesn't seem familiar to me.

[Yorkie]

Portmeor Beach.

[mull]

Sorry it is not in Cornwall,which is south of the 3 Towns.

Have a look the same distance to the north

[Hugo]

Is it on Mull somewhere because that's about the same distance north?


Just checked and it can't be Mull as it is 100 miles nearer to the Three Towns than St Ives.   


You were in Inverary yesterday, was that where you took the photo? 

[mull]

When I said same distance north it was a rough estimate.

Keep looking at Mull. Lots of white beaches up here, but which one is it ?

[hollins]

I have had to resort to google to try and find the answer to this one but it was most enjoyable looking at all the beautiful beaches up there.
I've never been but it looks lovely.
Anyway, is it at Fionnphort?

[mull]

Well done Hollins.
It is Fionnphort beach, Isle of Mull, on the Sound of Iona.
Fionnphort has been my home for the past 18 years.

The hill in the background is Dunni,(pronounced Dun-E) on Iona with Iona Abbey to the left.

More information about the village and area on
www.iona-bed-breakfast-mull.com/fionnphort/fionnphort.h...

MFV "Pioneer" used to fish out of St Ives ,Cornwall, but for the past few years has been owned by a local Fionnphort fisherman.

[hollins]

What a beautiful place to live mull. What took you up there? Are you able to buy most of what you need on the island or do you have to make a lot of ferry crossings?

[mull]

After 35 years with my previous employer I took the chance of early retirement.
Being a regular visitor to Scotland ,especially Mull after seeing an advert for a postmans job here on the Ross of Mull I applied and was appointed.
I had lived in York for the previous 14 years and coming here was a completely new style of life.
Having always enjoyed hill walking I then joined the local mountain rescue team which has now become part of Oban MRT. 15 years ago I started training with SARDA and eventually qualified with my search dog Drift. I am now training another one, Fly, another Border Collie.
It is good to have a trip to the mainland every 2/3 weeks and have a look around Oban which has the usual supermarkets etc. We usually fax our shopping order to the Co-op on a Wednesday and a carrier brings it over from Oban on a Friday.
Would love to join in with Hugos walking group sometime when we make it back to Llandudno.

All the best from the Ross of Mull

[hollins]

Sounds a lovely life. Hope it lasts like that for you for many years more to come.
My husband is also a keen walker and had occasion to call out the mountain rescue for the first time ever in May. He was so grateful to see them. You all do a fantastic job.

[Hugo]

No wonder you are so happy up there Mull as it sounds an idyllic life and you're making the most of it too.   I've only ever been to Scotland 3 times so I haven't seen much of that beautiful country but  I've been wanting to go to Iona and Mull for years and hope to do it when circumstances permit so thanks for posting the photo with Iona and the Abbey in the background.
I don't think our "Last of the Summer Wine" group could keep up with you on any walks as those Mountain Rescue guys are extremely fit but we do enjoy our walks.
Before you moved to York were you from Llandudno originally because your posts about the West Shore seem to reflect a good memory of the area prior to the latest sea defence there?

[mull]

Rough up here this morning Hugo,wind now out of the north ,much colder, and the 0950 ferry from Oban has been cancelled so I guess that's us into winter again.
Now reached 70 so have slowed down a bit but still enjoy getting out.

I was born in Liverpool but my family all come from Llandudno/Conway area.
My nain lived in Penrhynside so I spent most of my school holidays there in the 1950/60s . After my father retired they moved back to the West Shore area,so spent a lot of my boys holidays there, from the mid 1970s.
Keep thinking I would like to investigate the family history but never seem to have the time.

All the best
Ross of Mull

[Hugo]

It's rough down here too. I was due to walk up Snowdon today but we called it off because one person couldn't make it but I'm not disappointed.   50 MPH gusts were forecast and temperature were freezing above 900 metres so I'm staying indoors today.
You'll have the same memories as me of the West Shore, all those steps on the sea wall and those sandhills and WW 2 buildings but at least we can remember them even if they are no longer there, younger people are not as fortunate as we are.
I haven't bothered too much with my family history either and have dozens of photos of people but have no idea who they are.  If only I had asked my parents when they were alive!