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Last weekI was in Oban. As regards the west coast islands Oban is the main port of call for the mainland.

Over the Summer time, I'd visited this little town quite a few times and on the good sunshine days the surroundings can be greatly enjoyed. Oban then looks beautiful with all the tourists milling around and the shops full of all the good things you'd imagine, to attract their attention.

Now the sea journey is always fresh to me- the excitement is always renewed on boarding the ferry again, and the expecations brim over as soon as the screws start turning to face the three hour journey.

Entering the sound of Mull is always special to me. I never tire of seeing the old land marks:Ardnamurachan and Kilchoan, Tobermory and then Salen, Creaginiubair and of course, Duart Castle. And on passing Lismore lighthouse the next stop is Oban Bay.

All this is immensely satisfying. With the light intensity changing along the way, the scene looks beautifully different-The cliffs and promonteries, bays and hills, that have impressed natives and tourists over the years.

Having mentioned the tourists and the fact that many benefit from this trade brigs also in on me that the hills and valleys which my journey revealed are completely berfit of a viable population. Would it not be more uplifting to the spirit to see triveing communities(again) where there prevails a serious desolation-good and all natural beauty is.

Really what would be wrong with some Wind Farms which might pave the way for some progress considering that voices from various sources proclaim that the world is in danger mainly from pollution.