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Spread out like a spider’s web, the Cal Mac routes provide a vital lifeline for the people living on the islands which spread all long Scotland’s rugged west coast. In addition they carry thousands of visitors every year. Such is the variety of the routes that the crossing times vary from five minutes to five hours.
Stepping Aboard
Stepping aboard one of the ferries is always an invigorating experience, thanks to the magnificent scenery and often rapidly-changing weather. In high summer the ships on the main routes are likely to be crowded with vehicles and people; at quieter times on a minor route, you could be the only passenger aboard.
My most recent trip aboard a Cal Mac ferry was part of a journey from London to go on a walking holiday on the remote Ardnamurchan peninsula. The most westerly part of the British mainland, it is just north of the island of Mull.

