Asako Yokoya

A boat trip into the Smoo Cave, Durness – August

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Laxford Bay
Laxford Bay, on way to Smoo Cave


We weren’t walking on hills this day, but we did look at hills along the way. The Smoo Cave is in the far north-west of Scotland, in Durness. We took a trip on the dinghy operated by a man who told us about the geology of the caves.






View Laxford Bay viewpoint in a larger map


Water and sky
Water and Sky merging






View Strath Dionard and Cranstackie viewpoint in a larger map


Strath Dionard
Strath Dionard, the wide valley which lies between Foinaven and Cranstackie, seen on way to Smoo Cave in Durness


Calbhach Coire
Calbhach Coire cradled between Cranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh


Cloud-covered Cranstackie
Cranstackie covered in cloud






View Smoo Cave in a larger map


Smoo Cave entrance
The Smoo Cave at Durness – it’s huge


Walls of Smoo Cave entrance
The walls of the cave entrance


Allt Smoo waterfall
Allt Smoo cascading into the Smoo Cave


Allt Smoo in Smoo Cave
Allt Smoo. The area to the right is one of the spots where we all had to duck right down into the boat so that we didn’t get knocked off into the water


Allt Smoo in Smoo Cave
Allt Smoo


Smoo Cave entrance rockface
Rockface at Smoo Cave entrance


Coastline along northern edge of Scotland
Coastline by Smoo Cave, along the northern edge of Scotland


Side of Geodha Smoo inlet
Exploring the edge of the Geodha Smoo inlet


Seaweed by Geodha Smoo
A lot of seaweed


Geodha Smoo inlet
Geodha Smoo inlet


Geodha Smoo inlet
Geodha Smoo inlet seen from above the cave – the boat man told us all this would have been part of the cave a long time ago


Strath Dionard
Strath Dionard, seen on way back from Smoo Cave


Clouds by A838
Clouds seen while driving along A838


Clouds by A838
Clouds






View View of Suilven from B869 in a larger map


Suilven veiled in mist
View of a misty Suilven towards a south-easterly direction from the windy-windy and steep single track B869 road that passes through Drumbeg, whose village store is the ‘only deli on the west coast of Scotland north of the Kyle of Lochalsh’. Had the best smoked cheese from there that I’ve ever tried (I don’t even like smoked cheese), and they sell their own (very nice) cask-strength single malt whisky. On way back to Achmelvich