Cheese Island Swim - 21.07.2025

Jackie, Gary, Lynn and myself met up at Bayble in the evening then while Lynn took her and Gary's dog for a walk the rest of us walked over towards the small shingle shore just north of the pier, which is called Papastaidh (Monk's place) and got in for a swim from there, heading out through the channel at Rubh' a'Chaise which has Eilean na Mairabh (Island of the Dead) to the right. As the sea was so calm, the three of us carried on around the outside of Eilean a' Chaise (Cheese Island) or Eilean a' Chais (Sorrow Island) as it might have been called originally and back via zig zagging through more various channels passing through tidal rocky islands. The rock formations are just amazing to view plus the water clarity is stunning making it easy to see the wildlife underwater. As we swam back to Papastaidh, noting the amount of sea grass in the area, we found an easy exit back up to the path which took us to our vehicles at the pier. It's a great place for a mini adventure in the right conditions.
Click here to watch the video from the outing.