What's Tiree like? Join me on an island wander before my flight home onboard a Loganair Twin Otter!
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I had approximately 4 hours on Tiree before my flight home, so join me on a wee walk around followed by my return flight Tiree to Glasgow in the back seat of a fabulous Twin Otter.
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One of your earlier videos Steve but loved watching again.
Hey thanks so much for diving into the archive!
Amazing! This is great to watch, Ty!
Glad you enjoyed it Brad, thanks so much!
If only Loganair had its own mini airport and “wee” terminal somewhere in the Scottish Central Belt. Thank you Steve for taking us along to see Tiree and the flight home. 👍😎
Very interesting and a lovely video, the island is so pretty with the flowers and the highland cattle, lovely paddle in the sea,
You are not the only person lol.that likes a Paddle.l like a paddle in the Sea .
A beautiful island, and a really relaxing video to watch. Many thanks for making these wonderful videos.
Thanks Sandra! :)
Fantastic - I could practically smell all that wonderful clean island air! Delicious :D
Oh, and more Hairy Coos when you can, please ...
amper sand thanks for watching! Oh it was so nice there, you’re spot on! I’ll track down some more hairy coos, I guarantee it :)
Hi Steve. Having been watching your more recent videos for a few months and am now dipping back into the older ones. Especially the flights to the islands. My father was an RAF pilot who had to leave the service due to ill health. In civilian life he worked with the Air Registration Board which in the early 1970s became the CAA. He and his team (offices by the way at Saughton) were responsible for the establishment of all the small airfields on the islands. In those days some were grass strips where the farmer had to get the sheep off before the plane could land. He would hire boats to take him over to an island until an airfield was official and planes could land. Sadly he died when I was 17 from his 3rd heart attack. He and my mother were in the stands watching Scotland play Ireland at Murrayfield. He loved his rugby so not a bad place to leave the earth. Watching your videos and seeing all the islands he visited is so joyful for me. Life took me to Northern California where I have lived for 27 years. I was back home earlier this year and for the first time took the tram from Edinburgh Airport into the city - right past the buildings where his office was, and also right past Murrayfield. Thank you Steve for such enjoyable videos and for sharing them.
Some amazing views- great video. Thank you!
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it! :)
i cycled up that path to air station
what a cycle
You’re a legend!!! I could barely walk it!
Having had its first commercial flights from Glasgow in 1938, the airfield was an important Coastal Command base during World War 2 with aircraft of a number of types (mostly 4-engined) being used on maritime patrols, air-sea rescue, and the vital meteorological flights far out over the Atlantic, in all weathers, which led to quite a high number of losses for non-combat flights. The island must have been more active than than at any time in its existence.
What a stunningly beautiful island
Oh it really is - I intend to go back with the bike to cover more ground!
Greetings from Australia. Thanks Steve for putting this up. I recall visiting Tiree twice as a small boy in the 1950’s. The travelling shop - a small van with grocery essentials - was a highlight of the farm stay, as were the long walks across the island.
Sounds wonderful, although I bet it hasn’t changed much since then :) all the best to you and thanks for getting in touch :)
Here in Australia we call small little swarms of bugs, particularly in summer that appears from No where and then disappears again - Migees. Obviously a carry over of our English /Scottish/Irish heritage.
Cool info Andy! Cheers!
In 1988 I travelled with the military to Tiree and we spent just over a week on a exercise. Where the radar station is and at the foot of the hill we spent a few nights with a lovely elderly couple who allowed the 3 of us to sleep and rest in the attached outbuildings. It was a truly memorable week on Tiree. Thanks for the upload 🙏🏽
Amazing! And the locals are very kind people :)
Good watch 👍
DVSA used to fly my team and myself to allow candidates to sit part one driving test. Housed in the Lodge Hotel with the lovely Fiona, manager, looking after us.
Wow - I checked, to be sure, but a number of Tiree emigrants ended up in the part of Nova Scotia where I was born. I know they may not have arrived in the best of circumstances but there are many areas of the province that would have reminded them of home.
CanuckJim cheers for checking Jim, a very interesting history there. And of course thanks for watching :)
At 7:58 - Eilean Dubh Mòr. Top video Steve!
Cheers Henk!
you could cach the ferry from oban
I did a video of just that going to Coll, the Tiree ferry is high on the list.
Shout out to my besty Cousin Dolina who lives on Tiree. Luv ya girl 💕
Thanks Steve. Another one for my places to visit list. Like the idea of tent astronomy.
Thomas yeah, but what are my chances of getting a clear night 😬 Guaranteed it would be cloud gazing with Steve!
Stunning views! Good to see You sooo smiley on this trip!
(Hairy Coos-my biggest fear🐄🐂)😂
Alicja hehe they can attack at any moment 🤣
Really enjoyed that wee trip to Tiree ,, nice video again Steve ,,
munnjean aww thanks very much! :)
I'd move there sell our house in a heartbeat, but the prices
Does anyone know Anne Patterson from tiree .
As always, you could easily be wandering around the west coast of Ireland! Striking similarities.....apart from the hairy bull.
Oh I'd love to get over there and compare for myself :)
Another great video Steve....looks like a really nice place to explore. The scenery would remind me a lot of Newfoundland also. Of course, another fun flight in the Twin Otter!
Bob Hudson cheers! I had that same feeling about Newfoundland!
Thanks for taking us to the beach! What gorgeous scenery. I never knew the pilot had to hold onto the “oh Jesus bar” (that’s what we call the handle above the window in a car 😂) all flight, do you you know what it is for? I know nothing about flying!
T-Dawg haha cheers! Believe it or not, on this airplane that’s the throttle up there, so I’m glad he kept a good hold :) thanks for watching :)
Thank you Steve for this opportunity to visit Tiree. I've been to Islay once or twice and that was wonderful but never thought I would get to see Tiree. So a real treat for me, and what great photography too! Islay of course is famed for its whisky but I don't think Tiree produces any. Maybe that's a reason to live on Islay rather than Tiree?
Haha maybe! Thanks for watching and so glad you enjoyed the journey :) Love Islay, but prefer Jura whisky ;)
Another great video. Lottery comes up I’m buying Atlantic House
I'll fight you for it! :)
Great videos. Just as good as your Barra flight videos. Bringing the remote islands of Scotland to the world. Well done.
Ian Burnett thanks so much for the support! I’ll try to get to some other islands soon! Thank you :)
Stunning views! Superb video! As soon as the covid is gone you will find me on this beach :) Keep up the good work Steve!
jgroneng thanks so much for that! :) hope you’re doing well and get to that beach soon!
Thanks Steve for another great video. Looks like Tiree is a beautiful, peaceful place to vist in the Highlands of Scotland. Thanks for sharing. Great views and great commentary!
Cheers! Beautiful place, and definitely worth a visit to the neighbouring island of Coll too!
i could very easily live there, you never know the population might go up by one.
Haha I know what you mean, it’s all very tempting!
No midgies?! Booking the flight straight away!
They found me on Coll though! ;)
Loved the hairy locals! I'd want to stay there for a few days. I have read of a museum there which includes the building of the lighthouse. Those stunning white beaches.......
Me too! :) I’ll take the ferry next time with my bike I think.
Island you struggled with is Eilean Dubh Mor, part of the slate islands.
Ohhh interesting thanks! I’ll need to watch again as I’ve since been to Easdale!
Another fun one Steve .. I LOVED the scenery on the way home! Can you bring a bicycle on a Twin Otter?
Ann McDermott aww cheers! It goes so slow you could practically strap one to the outside, but no, I think the cargo bays are too small, unless maybe a fold up!
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing!
Bill Thompson thanks so much! :)
I'm so glad you posted Tiree. I went there in 2009. It's where my MacLean ancestors are originally from. Now, they all live in the Glasgow area. My greatgrandfather MacLean came to America!!!!
It must be incredible to visit an ancestral home! Wow!
@@steve-marsh It was magical to walk on soil that perhaps my ancestors did hundreds of years ago.
Hello Steve Excellent video we enjoyed as much as you. Looking forward for another video where you stayed overnight and do bit sight seeing locally.
Beautiful 😍
It took me an hour examining the flight path and all the islands in Google maps, using their rotation function, to finally find Eilean Dubh Mòr at 7:54, only to see someone else had found it already below in the comments. Oh well. Lovely video.
Ahh thanks so much though! You still did better than me :)
@@steve-marsh There's me thinking it was a distorted UK and Ireland with bits missing :(
Great trip from Glasgow. Thanks
Cheers Willie!
Love having a paddle in the summer sea. Very relaxing.
Jim McIntosh I wish I had my kayak there with me!
Great video Tiree is on the shipping forecast isn't it 😳
Yes indeed! :)
7:55 could be staffa with fingal’s cave
Correction it Eilean Dubh Mòr
Ahh thanks so much! (Oh and really want to get to Staffa sometime!)
Smashing video Steve, Tiree looks beautiful. Cheers
Nice job.
Great video. Thanks.
Thanks Andrew! :)
Nice video, I love Scotland, all the places are located so remotely there!
Did you go to Wilson’s Promontory in Southern Victoria, Australia, Beautiful undeveloped place.
I’ve only been there via Google! Looks spectacular, would love to get the chance to visit one day!
Another fab trip out for me! Thanks
Hi Steve, found your channel last week and basically completed it! Really great content. This video makes me think it would be great to see a video on the Hebridean Air Services flights from Oban. Keep it up!
Thanks so much George! Welcome aboard and thanks so much for making your way through the videos, more to come soon I hope! All the best.
Beautiful scenery! Although I reckon the water must have been pretty cold 🥶
Let’s just say it woke me up a little :)
Tiree looks a lovely we island.I take it there is no pubs on the island.🍺🍺👍
I think there maybe is, but I need to explore more - was on Papa Westray this week and they have a pub open on a Saturday for a few hours only :) (unfortunately we were there on a Monday!)
THOUGHTS OF SCOTLAND. ©
The little Otter of Logan Air;
brings people together, from everywhere.
Spreading her wings across runways of sand;
back to Glasgow, O'er isle and Highland.
I've travelled Scotland from glen to glen;
for how many miles I just dinnae ken.
from the town of Wick, to bonnie Skye;
I'd always go back, though I cannot say why.
There's plenty of places I've still yet to see;
from the tower of Bell Rock,
to Skerryvore, and the western sea.
Ancient it is, the land of the Picts;
an independent land, said the Arbroth edict.
A war-like nation, fierce and proud;
"Oh hail Macbeth", cried the witches aloud.
The clans they arose in 1745;
they battled the English, to keep freedom alive.
But they fell at Culloden, just South of the firth;
and the English had buried them,
returned to the Earth.
And yet they continue, to invade from the South;
to visit the tweed, from its source to the mouth.
An army of tourists, but no war do they make;
returning with treasure, of haggis and Dundee Cake.
BY JACK D. HARRISON.
13 NOVEMBER-2020.
Wonderful! I’ll pin this epic reply :) thanks so much
@@steve-marsh Thanks steve, glad you liked it.
Fantastic videos. Really capture the thrill of a spontaneous day trip.
Cheers for the comments and for watching Adrian!
Ahoy Steve! :D Marvellous shot, man! Loved the island, the shore, the cute animals all around wandering free, and especially the wee glimpse of the flight! My bucket list has a pilot license on it, now you put me back on that horse, aye! :D
Take me on a flight once you get the license please! 🙏
@@steve-marsh Roger that ☺️
How beautiful
Liked those cows wearing handle bars! Looked like a friendly native too. Loganair still around or become a victim?
Still around, but I’m still waiting for £160 refund from them since March!
@@steve-marsh Hmm..
Ahhhh, so that is where my kayak ended up! Gorgeous place, would love to go see this one! Thank you!
Haha love it :D
@@steve-marsh, but I wonder if my lunch is still in there?!!?!? Cheers!
I hope you don't mind me asking , I don't mean to be cheeky but why are you flying about when
there's a pandemic on Steve ?
Hi Grace, no problem asking! I went here when things were eased and the Scottish Government was actively encouraging travel again. That window didn’t last long, and I always follow the guidance and have cabin fever once again stuck at home, but hopefully the summer will bring better news.
@@steve-marsh Enjoyed your video Steve and your walk about , I live on Vancouver Island Canada, how long is the flight from Tiree to Glasgow?
@@hanszilligen4506 Cheers! The wee (Canadian!) Twin Otter covers the approx 170km in around 40 minutes :)
Wow! What a stunning wee island to call home, such breathtaking views, all the hairy locals of the four legged kind looked very contented, as I imagine the local population will be, fancy waking up to those magnificent vistas every morning, that is my idea of heaven! thank you Steve for sharing this relaxing tour, plus an enjoyable short flight back to Glasgow passing over all those tiny Islands! Just fantastic!👌
Hello my dear Bernice. Again you recommended a great channel to me. Thank you. Very nice and informative videos of Steve's travels and little adventures. I really enjoy it. I wish you a happy Easter. It's great that you're there. Nice time for you. I have to move on at Steve's channel..... 🙋♀️😊
Hi, there, pleased you are enjoying Steve’s tours, I have been on one or two now, all very Informative, it’s like going back through the stones in my case as it is all so long ago now, keep me informed lovely lady, have a nice Easter 🐣 both of you, 🤗🥰👋
Thanks so much all! Hope you had a lovely Easter!
Lovely thank you Steve, and you! 👌🤗🐣👋
@@bernicebest Oh a new profile picture. What a lovely lady you are. Just like I imagined you would be. A beautiful English Rose with dignity and a charming smile. 🌹
The father of my vet on the farm , was from Tiree and the vet talked a lot about the island , he spent summer holidays there as his mother retired to Tiree and also his son loved to windsurf so spent summers with his granny on the island. Great to see views of it. We also had a milk recorder in the late 1970s and 1980s who was from Tiree and it took her all day to go home from Ayrshire ( up to Glasgow , then Oban and a 4 hr sail to Tiree) , she could only go home about once in 6 or 8 weeks.
Great video....sad to see all the passengers wearing those stupid masks.
Oh I know eh? I had some longer trips planned too, but can’t imagine keeping a mask on for hours on end so they can wait!