Tradition has it that this flag has the power to save the MacLeod family from disaster on three occasions - and that it has already been called upon to do so on two of the three occasions!
In the afternoon we sailed to the Isle of Rhum and anchored in the broad bay facing a great sandstone building called Kinloch Castle. The castle is filled with priceless antiques as well as some unique pieces of furniture that include an orchestreon, which, at the touch of a lever, automatically plays various tunes using all the instruments of a full orchestra. Very odd to hear on an isolated island in the ocean!
Afterwards most guests went for a hike on the heather slopes behind the castle where highland cattle grazed and where skylarks sang to the sound of a distant rippling call of a late-nesting Curlew.
The high mountains in the background are the home of a unique colony of Manx Shearwaters. A peaceful setting indeed.