Great Adventures Around the World | Great Adventures in Scotland – The Island of Islay

Islay Distilleries

A guest poster recently presented a quick teaser on a destination in which you might be interested. You can read our guests post on Flights to Islay by clicking the link. Some of you might be wondering what’s so adventurous about Islay but we accepted this post specifically because the island offers a uniquely different experience to a world many may mistakenly assume has been overtaken by civilization.

Islay is one of those surprising destinations that hides wilderness behind the misconception of civilization. It’s not unlike the surprise foreign visitors to the US express when they see the wonderful wilderness of New York such as that found in Adirondack Park. The assumption is that New York state must emulate New York city. But Scotland is ripe with amazing wilderness and great adventures as is the island of Islay.

The first we’d like to direct you to is presented by http://www.islaybushcraft.co.uk/index.asp This site exemplifies our philosophy that the only way to really experience the world around us is to throw ourselves into nature’s welcoming (sometimes) arms and live it.

Islay Bushcraft offers several opportunities and instructions on wilderness bushcraft on the island of Islay. Packages include a morning or afternoon foraging and wild food cooking experience including fire husbandry. I’ve participated in similar training, though never at this destination. What I can tell you is that the foods you forage and prepare may not always be 5 star dining quality, there’s nothing like a survival-style meal you’ve provided for yourself. And, as always, the great outdoors tend to make just about anything delicious.

Islay Bushcraft also offers a seashore foraging program, family wilderness adventure, touring skills and campcraft and, for those of you who want to bring some civilization with you, biking bushcraft maintenance.

Archaeological evidence places early human settlement on Islay as early as 8000BC (at least) and you can practically feel an aura of age and history surrounding you as you tour the island. With opportunities for history buffs, bird watchers, hikers, campers and (of course) golfers, you’ll find plenty to do on Islay. Should you somehow manage to get bored there’s bound to be something the 9 Whisky distilleries on the island can do to help you out.

Thanks again to our guest poster for introducing us to Islay. That post will inspire several more posts to come specific to adventures in Scotland.

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