OffBeat Pathfinder Basecamp

The colors in the desert sunrise are next level. Pro tip: coffee gets cold FAST.

Let me tell y’all, Islay hit me like a smoky whisky after a week in the desert—surprising, heady, and yes, a little bit wild. You step off the ferry in Port Ellen and—no joke—the salt wind punches you in the face like it wants to clear out your city lungs. I’m from Nevada where “humidity” means “it ...

It rained 4 days out of 5 when I visited. Can confirm, my umbrella died. Beautiful lake tho, just wish my socks ever dried out.