Fionnphort Ferry

Once in Fionnphort, we took the ferry twelve minutes to get to the island of Iona. A small ferry with special characteristics took us right to the dock of Iona to reach a concrete ramp built along the beach. The bow (front of ship) was where we exited the ferry and there the vehicles and passengers walk down a ramp that lifts the boat, leaving the stern afloat, while the boat floats back ... A most ingenious idea. I recommend sitting on the deck during this mini cruise, though you may have to endure inclement weather, but it gives you the opportunity to see dolphins, which are the most common, seals (when they decide to show up) and with a little more luck whales.