It was a wonderful experience, we have such respect for our lovely, calm and totally competent captain and appreciated his sense of humour.  Zoe was brilliant and Alice so sweet.  What to say about BIff?  A total star.  The food was magnificent. We visited the Shiants which was our main aim but we got so much from visiting the other small islands too.  The abundance of seabirds was fantastic, including four white tailed eagles in one sighting over the Shiants.  Who could have believed that a 1000+ Dolphins would join us between Canna and Tobermory.  The whole trip more than fulfilled our expectations.