19 to 22 July 2021

Day 3 Isle of Mull (139 miles) 21 July 2021

Today we were back on Mull, that small island With not a cloud in the sky, a tourist trail sort of drive with the big landscapes we so much enjoyed on followed which led the rally towards the brightly coloured harbour of Tobermory for coffee and a Time Control in the our first Cloverleaf foray. Glass Barn Cheese Farm and café. Although, with the warm weather, cold drinks and ice cream seemed to be much After a quick blast along Loch Sunart by way of the first more appropriate. Test, the rally made its way to the Lochaline ferry terminal Suitably refreshed, a Regularity section then had to be for the 9.40am sailing to Fishnish. The Sound of Mull tackled from Mishnish to Mornish over a set of steep hills, was millpond flat and in no time at all the crews were tight hairpins and through some thick woodland beyond disembarked and heading for the first two Tests at the the village of Dervaig. From the top of the climb, and the Garmony Rugby Club. The first of these two involved some final timing point, the crews then plunged towards their driving and a lot of balls whilst the second, although a little lunch appointment in the Arts Café at the Calgary Beach quicker, didn’t need any balls at all. Time Control. Photo: gerardbrown.co.uk

The 1960 Aston Martin DB4 of Michael Kershaw and Elizabeth Comstock-Smith

www.rallytheglobe.com Day 3: Isle of Mull, 21 July 2021 Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk

Keith Graham and Susan Hoffman, roof down in the Mercedes SL The 1957 AC Aceca Bristol of Jonathan and Karen Turner Whatever the weather the rugged Atlantic coastline of Mull never fails to impress. But today the deep blue skies, crystal clear water and soft white sand proved irresistible to Rob Hubbard who, after his soup and quiche, took a few minutes away from his Aston Martin and got a little sand between his toes, whilst team mate Sholto enjoyed a quick nap in the car park. Once they’d checked out at their due time another long Regularity and spectacular waterfront section, along Loch Na Keal, took the crews to a Time Control at the Whitetail Gin distillery in Tiroran before climbing over the impressive Ardmeanach peninsula and down to Loch Scridain. A Passage Control at Duart Castle and one last Test at the Garmony Rugby Club were the final obstacles for the rally to overcome before they pulled into the MTC and called time on a very satisfying day. Fred Gallagher hitches a ride in Graham and Marina Goodwin’s Bentley The Fishnish terminal for the ferry crossing to the mainland was only two miles down the road so, within the hour, the crews were roaring back across Morvern and down the sinuous Laudale driveway towards some well deserved cold drinks and what would surely prove to be another memorable evening.

Gerardus Mercator, Dispatch reporter

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